Delayed Horner's syndrome during a continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-59

  Salengros, Jean Corentin ^a   Jacquot, Catherine ^a   Hesbois, Audrey ^a   Vandesteene, Arlette ^a   Engelman, Edgard ^a   Pandin, Pierre ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block; Horner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; DICLOFENAC; MIDAZOLAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; NERVE BLOCK; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 33847124069     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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