Epidural abscess following epidural analgesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-82

  Rathmell, James P ^a,c   Garahan, Margaret B ^a,c   Alsofrom, Gary F ^b,c  

^a Departments of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b Departments of Radiology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFRADINE; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033968508     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(00)80017-6     Document Type: Article

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