Practice Patterns Related to Block Selection, Nerve Localization and Risk Disclosure: A Survey of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 395-403

  Brull, Richard ^a   Wijayatilake, Dhuleep S ^a   Perlas, Anahi ^a   Chan, Vincent W S ^a   Abbas, Sherif ^a   Liguori, Gregory A ^b   Hargett, Mary J ^b   El Beheiry, Hossam ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Anesthesia; Epidural; Nerve block; Postoperative complications; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 42149092194     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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