Estimation of spread of lumbar or lower thoracic epidural anesthesia by a simple equation

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 224-225

  Iwama, H ^a   Ohmizo, H ^a   Kaneko, T ^a  

^a Central Aizu General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Injected volume; Spread

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034532743     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005400070013     Document Type: Article

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