Continuous peripheral nerve block in combat casualties receiving low-molecular weight heparin

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 874-877

  Buckenmaier, Chester C ^a   Shields, C H ^a   Auton, A A ^a   Evans, S L ^a   Croll, S M ^a   Bleckner, L L ^a   Brown, D S ^a   Stojadinovic, A ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, regional; Blood, anticoagulants, enoxaparin (Lovenox ); Blood, anticoagulants, low molecular weight heparin; Complications, combat casualty; Continuous peripheral nerve block

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; CATHETER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 34047248397     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael269     Document Type: Article

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