Controversial issues in pediatric regional anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-114

  Mossetti, Valeria ^a   Ivani, Giorgio ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 82655181933     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03655.x     Document Type: Review

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