Regional Anesthesia and Compartment Syndrome: A Matter of Timing

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.

Comment

John J Finneran 4th et al. Anesth Analg. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 1;134(4):e24-e25.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005934.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.

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Comment on

Regional Anesthesia and Compartment Syndrome.
Marhofer P, Halm J, Feigl GC, Schepers T, Hollmann MW. Marhofer P, et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 Nov 1;133(5):1348-1352. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005661. Anesth Analg. 2021. PMID: 34255752 Review. No abstract available.

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