Adverse effects of regional anaesthesia in children

Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-268

  Dalens, Bernard J ^a,c   Mazoit, Jean Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ETIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COLLAPSE; DEVICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MORBIDITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS;

EID: 7844233320     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199819040-00002     Document Type: Review

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