Intraoperative epidural catheter malfunction in two obese patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 651-653

  Leith, P ^a   Sanborn, R ^a   Brock Utne, J G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural; epidural catheter; malfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OBESITY; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030944789     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04760.x     Document Type: Article

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