Thoracic epidural catheters placed by the caudal route in infants: The importance of radiographic confirmation

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 424-428

  Valairucha, Songyos ^b   Seefelder, Christian ^b   Houck, Constance S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Paediatric: neonate and infant; Radiographic: epidurogram; Regional: caudal

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETER; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0036281513     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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