A prospective evaluation of bleeding risk of interventional techniques in chronic pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-329

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Malla, Yogesh ^a   Wargo, Bradley W ^a   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   McManus, Carla D ^a   Damron, Kim S ^a   Jackson, Sheila D ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Fellows, Bert ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Antithrombotic agents; Aspirin; Bleeding disorders; Clopidogrel (Plavix); Hemorrhagic complications; Hemostasis; Interventional pain management; Interventional techniques; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agents; Regional anesthesia; Warfarin (Coumadin)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SACROILIAC JOINT; SKIN BRUISING; SPINAL NERVE; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 79960883303     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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