Sciatic nerve injury from intramuscular injection: A persistent and global problem

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1573-1579

  Mishra, P ^a   Stringer, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; NALOXONE; PENICILLIN G; PETHIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; PROMETHAZINE; TETANUS TOXOID; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; BUTTOCK; COURT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MALPRACTICE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEW ZEALAND; SCIATIC NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956824371     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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