Brachial plexus injury during cardiac catheterisation in children. Report of two cases

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 876-879

  Souza Neto, E P ^a   Durand, P G ^a   Sassolas, F ^a   Vial, C ^b   Lehot, J J ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Brachial plexus injury; Heart catheterisation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031827067     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05338.x     Document Type: Article

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