The incidence of tissue coring during the performance of caudal injection in children

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 553-556

  Goldschneider, Kenneth R ^a   Brandom, Barbara W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal analgesia; Epidermoid tumors; Pediatrics; Tissue coring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; NEEDLE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE TUMOR; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0032714044     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(99)90048-2     Document Type: Article

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