An unusual complication of dorsal penile nerve block for circumcision [1]

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1094-1095

  Abaci, Ayhan ^a   Makay, Balahan ^a   Unsal, Erbil ^a   Mustafa, Olguner ^a   Aktug, Tanju ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CEFTRIAXONE; PRILOCAINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSCESS; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOMYELITIS; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748750781     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01941.x     Document Type: Letter

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