Meralgia paresthetica: An unusual complication of post-cesarean analgesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 416-418

  Schnatz, Peter ^a   Wax, Joseph R ^a   Steinfeld, Joy D ^a   Ingardia, Charles J ^a  

^a Dept Obstet Gynecol Hartford H   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anesthesia; Cesarean section; Complications; Injection; Intramuscular; Lateral femoral cutaneous; Nerve; Obstetric; Spinal

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PARESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; THIGH;

EID: 0032861953     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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