Clinical results with a new acoustic device to identify the epidural space

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 768-772

  Lechner, T J M ^a   Van Wijk, M G F ^a   Maas, A J J ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic signal; Epidural blockade; Loss of resistance

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGED; AMPLIFIER; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEEDLE; OSCILLATOR; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; RECORDER;

ACOUSTICS; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0036058819     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02621.x     Document Type: Article

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