Practice advisory for the prevention of perioperative peripheral neuropathies: An updated report by the American Society of anesthesiologists Task Force on prevention of perioperative peripheral neuropathies

Anesthesiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 741-754

  Apfelbaum, Jeffrey L ^a   Connis, Richard T ^a   Caplan, Robert A ^a   Nickinovich, David G ^a   Warne, Mark A ^a   Warner, Mark A ^a   Blitt, Casey D ^a   Butterworth, John F ^a   Clark, Randall M ^a   Curling, Susan D ^a   Martin, John T ^a   Saidman, Lawrence J ^a   Stoelting, Robert K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79953193094     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181fcbff3     Document Type: Article

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