Brachial plexopathy as a complication of induced hypothermia following cardiac arrest

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1034-1036

  Hammell, C L ^b   Sulaiman, L ^a  

^a MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; ICE; MALE;

EID: 77956496049     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06415.x     Document Type: Article

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