Spinal anesthesia

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 527-533

  Mordecai, Monica M ^a   Brull, Sorin J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

2 chloroprocaine; Bupivacaine; Cardiac arrest; Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Lidocaine; Post dural puncture headache; Ropivacaine; Spinal anesthesia; Transient neurologic symptoms

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPROCAINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANATOMY; ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 26244455311     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000182556.09809.17     Document Type: Review

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