The successful use of peripheral nerve blocks for femoral amputation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-260

  Bech, B ^a   Melchiors, J ^a   Borglum J ^a   Jensen, K ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DIGOXIN; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PANTOPRAZOLE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; REMIFENTANIL; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GANGRENE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; GANGRENE; HEART DISEASES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POLYPHARMACY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 58549101951     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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