Subarachnoid anesthesia in young patients: A comparative analysis of two needle bevels

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 547-552

  De Andrés, Jose ^a   Valia, Juan Carlos ^a   Errando, Carlos ^a   Rico, Gabriel ^a   Lopez Alarcon, Maria Dolores ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Needles; Orthopedic surgery; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032739118     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(99)90047-0     Document Type: Article

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