Restricting Spinal Block to the Operative Side: Why Not?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-6

  Casati, Andrea ^a   Fanelli, Guido ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEEDLE; NURSING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 1642579565     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.09.014     Document Type: Editorial

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