Neurological complications and damage of regional block in children under general anesthesia. A real problem or sporadic cases?;Complicações e seqüelas neurológicas da anestesia regional realizada em crianças sob anestesia geral. Um problema real ou casos esporádicos?

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 583-590

  Da Costa, Verônica Vieira ^a,c   Rodrigues, Mônica Rossi ^a   Fernandes, Maria Do Carmo Barretto De Carvalho ^a   Saraiva, Renato Ângelo ^b  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

^b Rede SARAH de Hospitais   (Brazil)

^c SMHS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, pediatric; Anesthetic techniques: Regional: Caudal, lombar, epidural; Complications: Neurological injury

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33845383313     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-70942006000600003     Document Type: Article

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