Convulsions following axillary brachial plexus blockade with levobupivacaine

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1187-1189

  Pirotta, D ^a   Sprigge, J ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects: convulsions; Anaesthetics, local: Levobupivacaine

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ISOFLURANE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; SEIZURES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0036894635     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02860.x     Document Type: Article

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