The safety of epidurals placed during general anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 433-438

  Krane, E J ^a   Dalens, B J ^a   Murat, I ^a   Murrell, D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SKILL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031696844     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(98)90023-2     Document Type: Editorial

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