Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under segmental thoracic spinal anaesthesia: A feasibility study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 682-686

  van Zundert, A A J ^a   Stultiens, G ^a   Jakimowicz, J J ^a   Peek, D ^a   van der Ham, W G J M ^a   Korsten, H H M ^a   Wildsmith, J A W ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; SUFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SHOULDER PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TELEPHONE; VOMITING; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUFENTANIL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34250379953     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem058     Document Type: Article

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