Comparison of postanesthetic complaints after general and spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing lower limb surgery

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 909-913

  Krobbuaban, Banjong ^a   Kumkeaw, Sujarit ^a   Pakdeesirivong, Natha ^a   Diregpoke, Siriwan ^a  

^a Chaiyapoom Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; General; Orthopedic; Postanesthetic complaints; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTANESTHETIC COMPLAINT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUINCKE NEEDLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SORE THROAT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 25144478302     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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