The double-catheter technique for intrathecal medication trial: A brief technical note and report of five cases

Pain Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 352-354

  Burton, Allen W ^a,b   Hassenbusch, Samuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Box 042 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Chronic pain; Intrathecal medication; Intrathecal pump; Intrathecal trial; Postdural puncture headache

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUNCTURE; SIDE EFFECT; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035694487     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2001.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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