The use of regional anaesthesia in patients at risk of acute compartment syndrome

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-133

  Davis, E T ^a,b   Harris, A ^a   Keene, D ^a   Porter, K ^a   Manji, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Apartment 603 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Fracture complications; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENGLAND; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; WALES;

EID: 31344435413     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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