Complications of regional anesthesia

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-234

  Horlocker, Terese T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; TETRACAINE;

ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BANDAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE INFECTION; ISCHEMIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENINGITIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEEDLE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SEIZURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL HEMATOMA; TOURNIQUET; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 78149357611     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujps.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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