Peripheral neuropathy following colonoscopy is not uncommon

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 384-385

  Bong, Choon L ^a   Seefelder, Christian ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749107155     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31818e6944     Document Type: Letter

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