Thigh abscess as a complication of continuous popliteal sciatic nerve block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 2 PAPER, 2005, Pages 255-256

  Compère, Vincent ^a   Cornet, C ^a   Fourdrinier, V ^a   Maitre, A M ^a   Mazirt, N ^a   Biga, N ^a   Dureuil, B ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, continuous; Complications, abscess

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEVER; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; THIGH; FOOT DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POPLITEAL VEIN; SCIATIC NERVE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 23844470615     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei164     Document Type: Article

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