Lumbar microdiscectomy under epidural anesthesia: a comparison study

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 561-564

  Papadopoulos, Elias C ^a   Girardi, Federico P ^a   Sama, Andrew ^a   Pappou, Ioannis P ^a   Urban, Michael K ^a   Cammisa Jr , Frank P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Lumbar spine; Microdiscectomy; Perioperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747367245     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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