Removal of a torn Racz catheter from lumbar epidural space

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 579-581

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Bakhit, Cyrus E ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy forceps; Lumbar epidural space; R K needle; Racz catheter; Torn catheter

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESTRUCTION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE;

EID: 0031470091     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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