Inhibition of a pacemaker during nerve stimulation for regional anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1071-1074

  Engelhardt, L ^a   Grosse J ^b   Birnbaum, J ^a   Volk, T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Evangelisches Krankenhaus Wesel   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 34548648633     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05218.x     Document Type: Article

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