Unexpected complication of attempted epidural anaesthesia: Cauda equina syndrome

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-464

  Liu, Y C ^a   Wu, R S C ^a   Wong, C S ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, regional: epidural, cauda equina syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PARESTHESIA; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUNCTURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0042924390     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100417     Document Type: Article

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