Lumbar epidurography with multi-orifice and single orifice epidural catheters

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 757-763

  Magides, A D ^a,b   Sprigg, A ^a   Richmond, M N ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Lawes Bridge ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; epidural; Equipment; catheters; X ray

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0029757325     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07891.x     Document Type: Article

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