Interpleural misplacement of an epidural catheter

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 425-426

  Furuya, Atsushi ^a   Matsukawa, Takashi ^a   Ozaki, Makoto ^a,b   Kumazawa, Teruo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anesthetic technique: epidural; Complications: interpleural catheter misplacement; Equipment and supplies: epidural catheter

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; HYDROXYZINE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHETERIZATION; FOREIGN BODIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NEEDLES; PLEURA; PNEUMONECTOMY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032145695     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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