Tension pneumothorax: A pulmonary complication secondary to regional anesthesia from brachial plexus interscalene nerve block

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 404-412

  Childs, Sharon G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 15944368930     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpan.2002.36551     Document Type: Article

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