Thoracic epidural infusion complicated by epidural compartment syndrome

Anesthesiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 788-790

  Sibell, David M ^a   Murphy, Michael ^b   Mayberry, John ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0037370479     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200303000-00033     Document Type: Article

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