Combined spinal-epidural technique

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 406-423

  Rawal, Narinder ^a,b   Van Zimdert, André ^a   Holmström, Björn ^a   Crowhurst, John A ^a  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Epidural anesthesia; Epidural opioids; Postdural puncture headache; Spinal anesthesia; Spinal opioids

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030843502     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(97)80026-0     Document Type: Article

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