Local anesthetic resistance in a pregnant patient with lumbosacral plexopathy

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Kavlock, Reane ^a   Ting, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKIN; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 2942544733     PISSN: 14712253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-4-1     Document Type: Article

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