Ipsilateral brachial plexus block and hemidiaphragmatic paresis as adverse effect of a high thoracic paravertebral block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-201

  Renes, Steven H ^a   Van Geffen, Geert J ^a   Snoeren, Miranda M ^a   Gielen, Matthieu J ^a   Groen, Gerbrand J ^b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79952141391     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31820d424c     Document Type: Article

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