Retained continuous lumbar plexus block catheter

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 464-465

  Rose, Gregory L ^a   McLarney, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 70349750162     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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