Cruel to be kind? Regional block before or after induction of general anaesthesia

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 287-292

  Fettes, P D W ^a   Wildsmith, J A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, epidural; Anaesthesia, general; Anaesthesia, local; Complications, neurologic; Paresthesia; Safety

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0036820430     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cacc.2002.0423     Document Type: Article

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