Evaluation of thoracic epidural catheter position and migration using radio-opaque catheters

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 457-459

  Hendriks, G W H ^a   Hasenbos, M A W M ^a   Gielen, M J M ^a   Egmond, J V ^a   Barentsz, J O ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, regional; Epidural; Equipment, catheters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0030944807     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.077-az0073.x     Document Type: Article

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