Complications of microsurgical reconstruction of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1383-1388

  La Scala, Giorgio C ^a   Rice, Sean B ^a   Clarke, Howard M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037375735     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000049110.65510.10     Document Type: Article

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