Pituitary apoplexy after spinal anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 616-618

  Lennon, Mark ^a   Seigne, Patrick ^a,b   Cunningham, Anthony J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Complications, pituitary apoplexy; Surgery, craniotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOTOMY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031663941     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.4.616     Document Type: Article

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