A patient who received 191 spinal anesthetics over 5 years without evidence of neurologic complications by examination or magnetic resonance imaging

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1503-1505

  Vacanti, Joshua C ^a   Sodickson, Aaron ^a   Kodali, Bhavani S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; PROCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LEG; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCAR; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889015978     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a9664a     Document Type: Article

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