Neurological deficit following lumbar epidural anesthesia with ropivacaine

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 945-948

  Ikeya, Kazumori ^a  

^a Yamanashi Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Neurotoxicity; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34548040738     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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