Bilateral vocal cord palsy following interscalene brachial plexus nerve block

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 499-501

  Plit, M L ^a   Chhajed, P N ^a   Macdonald, P ^a   Cole, I E ^a   Harrison, G A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Regional: Interscalene block; Vocal cord palsy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; STRIDOR; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; NERVE BLOCK;

AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SHOULDER JOINT; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0036022995     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000409     Document Type: Article

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