Asymptomatic profound oxyhemoglobin desaturation following interscalene block in a geriatric patient

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 210-213

  Smith, Michael P ^a,b   Tetzlaff, John E ^a,b   Brems, John J ^a,b  

^a Departments of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desaturation; Interscalene block; Phrenic nerve block; Shoulder surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PARALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031839769     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199823020-00017     Document Type: Article

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