Transient femoral nerve palsy following ilio-inguinal nerve blockade for day case inguinal hernia repair

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 626-629

  Ghani, K R ^a   McMillan, R ^a   Paterson Brown, S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Local anaesthetics; Nerve block; Post operative complications; Transient femoral nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; ILIUM; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PARALYSIS;

EID: 0036697149     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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