Small risk of serious neurologic complications related to lumbar epidural catheter placement in anesthetized patients

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1547-1552

  Horlocker, Terese T ^a   Abel, Martin D ^a   Messick Jr , Joseph M ^a   Schroeder, Darrell R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; THORAX SURGERY; VOMITING;

EID: 0038100189     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000057600.31380.75     Document Type: Article

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