A case of sciatic neuropathy after caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-319

  Postaci, A ^a   Karabeyoglu, I ^a   Erdogan, G ^a   Turan, O ^a   Dikmen, B ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetic technique; Complications; Obstetric; Regional: spinal; Sciatic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OPERATION DURATION; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPINE POSITION; TILTING; UTERUS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 33749243478     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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