Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury Associated With Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 423-434

  Neal, Joseph M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NEEDLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEURAXIS INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 50649098649     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.10.014     Document Type: Review

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