Neuraxial blockade and vascular surgery: The benefits;L’anesthésie locorégionale neuraxiale et la chirurgie vasculaire: les bénéfices

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-71

  Drolet, Pierre ^a   Girard, Michel ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035220887     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03019817     Document Type: Article

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