Risk Factors for and Prediction of a Difficult Neuraxial Block: A Cohort Study of 73,579 Patients from the Danish Anaesthesia Database.

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Abstract

A difficult neuraxial block (DNB) may be associated with complications. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of DNB, assess patient-related and organizational factors associated with DNB, and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an accumulated risk score for predicting DNB.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Reg Anesth Pain Med

Title: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-8651

ISSN (Print): 1098-7339

Publication date (Electronic): August 4 2015

Volume: 40

Issue: 5

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[1 ] From the *Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, and †Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000293

PubMed ID: 26237000

SO-VID: aa6e230d-71b0-4d4f-87c6-23a21c73cbc7

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