Pneumothorax associated with epidural anesthesia

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-140

  Miura, Kosuke ^a   Tomiyasu, Shiro ^a   Cho, Sungsam ^a   Sakai, Tetsuya ^a   Sumikawa, Koji ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Pneumothorax; Technique related complication

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOTHORAX; RISK REDUCTION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; INJURY; LUNG; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PLEURA; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 3142730985     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-004-0226-8     Document Type: Article

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