Epidural stimulator catheter

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 150-154

  Tsui, Ban C H ^a   Finucane, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; DURA MATER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; NERVE ROOT; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0036820241     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/trap.2002.123513     Document Type: Review

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