Thoracic paravertebral block for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and laser lead extraction

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 379-382

  Tsai, Tony ^a,b   Rodriguez Diaz, Cesar ^a,b   Deschner, Bonnie ^a,b   Thomas, Kurian ^a,b   Wasnick, John D ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardioverter defibrillator; Intravenous sedation; Local anesthesia; Thoracic paravertebral block

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLOROPROCAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 50349087583     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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