Recent advances in epidural analgesia

Anesthesiology Research and Practice

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bauer, Maria ^a   George III, John E ^a   Seif, John ^a   Farag, Ehab ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CILOSTAZOL; CLONIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; DEXAMETHASONE; EPTIFIBATIDE; FENTANYL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRASUGREL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; ROPIVACAINE; TICAGRELOR; TICLOPIDINE; TIROFIBAN; WARFARIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADD ON THERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALKALINIZATION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FLUOROSCOPY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIQUORRHEA; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 84855573159     PISSN: 16876962     EISSN: 16876970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/309219     Document Type: Review

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