Brachial neuropathy after hemodialysis shunt placement under axillary blockade

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1025-1026

  Hebl, James R ^a   Horlocker, Terese T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; POLITEF;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; AXILLA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RADIAL NERVE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SENSATION DISORDERS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0032875161     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199910000-00037     Document Type: Article

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