Complications of regional anaesthesia: Incidence and prevention

Drug Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 413-442

  Faccenda, Kathryne A ^a   Finucane, Brendan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRETYLIUM; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; ETIDOCAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MEPIVACAINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

BACKACHE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EYE SURGERY; HEADACHE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; PARESTHESIA; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SKILL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0035018107     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200124060-00002     Document Type: Review

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