Update on local and regional anesthesia in obesity

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-183

  Brodsky, Jay B ^a   Lemmens, Harry J M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACID ASPIRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; OBESITY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 74249115381     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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