Regional anaesthesia and side effects: is it safe?

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-35

  Allegri, Massimo ^a   Grossi, Paolo ^b   Ferrari, Federica ^a   Borghi, Battista ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuraxial blockade; Peripheral nerve blocks; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDONEURIAL OEDEMA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; NEOPLASM; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STEROID THERAPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 54849435337     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1754-3207(08)70061-0     Document Type: Article

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