Delayed Horner's syndrome as a complication of continuous thoracic epidural analgesia

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-196

  Liu, Maywin ^a   Kim, Philip S ^a   Chen, Chu Kuang ^a   Smythe, W Roy ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Epidural; Horner's syndrome; Ptosis; Thoracic analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031925004     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(98)90333-0     Document Type: Article

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