Unintentional neuromuscular blocking agent injection during an axillary brachial plexus nerve block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-107

  Fuzier, Régis ^a   Singelyn, François ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve block; Neuromuscular nondepolarizing agents; Perioperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATRACURIUM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS;

EID: 13244284800     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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