The lumbar epidural space in pregnancy: Visualization by ultrasonography

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 798-804

  Grau, T ^a   Leipold, R W ^a   Horter, J ^a   Conradi, R ^a   Martin, E ^a   Motsch, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Measurement techniques, doppler ultrasound; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANATOMY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NEEDLE; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PALPATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE; TECHNIQUE; TIME; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034981734     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.6.798     Document Type: Article

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