Distinguishing cerebrospinal fluid from saline used to identify the extradural space

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 784-785

  El Behesy, B A Z ^a   James, D ^a   Koh, K F ^a   Hirsch, N ^a   Yentis, S M ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, extradural; Cerebrospinal fluid; Spinal cord, extradural space

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030452115     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.6.784     Document Type: Article

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