Computed tomography images of entrapped epidural catheter

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 517-519

  Dam Hieu, Phong ^a   Rodriguez, Victor ^a   De Cazes, Yannick ^a   Quinio, Bertrand ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; CAT scanners; Catheters; Complications; Epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABOR; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036745879     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2002.35146     Document Type: Article

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