Delayed retroperitoneal haematoma after failed lumbar plexus block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 589-591

  Aveline, C ^a   Bonnet, F ^b  

^a Polyclinique Sévigné ^*  (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, lumbar plexus; Complications, haematoma

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CISATRACURIUM; CLONIDINE; ENOXAPARIN; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PHENINDIONE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; VITAMIN K GROUP; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG DISEASE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; HEMATOMA; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; RETROPERITONEUM;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE;

EID: 5444226434     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh242     Document Type: Article

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