Anaesthesia and analgesia for major lower limb amputation

Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 572-575

  Campbell, W B ^a   Marriott, S ^a   Eve, R ^a   Mapson, E ^b   Sexton, S ^b   Thompson, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Exeter Mobility Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Anaesthesia; Arterial disease; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHANTOM LIMB; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0033793673     PISSN: 09672109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-2109(00)00071-5     Document Type: Article

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