Spinal anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-2

  Kehlet, H ^a   Dahl, J B ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODYNAMICS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; NEEDLE; PAIN; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 0037228185     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470101.x     Document Type: Editorial

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