Multiport epidural catheters: Can orifice location be tested?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1840-1842

  Leighton, Barbara L ^a,e   Katsiris, Sandra E ^b   Halpern, Stephen H ^c   Wilson, Donna B ^d   Kronberg, Jean E ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural test dose; Obstetric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; INJECTION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034044197     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200006000-00049     Document Type: Article

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