Failed spinal anesthesia after a psoas compartment block

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-78

  Lang, Scott A ^a   Prusinkiewicz, Chris ^a   Tsui, Ban C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFAZOLIN; DESFLURANE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; OXYCODONE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; RECOVERY ROOM; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL WARD; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944358974     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018584     Document Type: Article

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