Epidural anaesthesia as a complication of attempted brachial plexus blockade using the posterior approach

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 591-592

  Gomez, Renato S ^a   Mendes, T C B S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DERMATOME; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT SURGERY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 33646684239     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04647.x     Document Type: Article

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