The effect of spinal introducer needle use on postoperative back pain

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 449-452

  Brooks, Rebekah R ^a,b   Oudekerk, Chris ^a,c   Olson, R Lee ^a,d   Daniel, Carol ^a,e   Vacchiano, Charles ^a,b   Maye, John ^a,d  

^a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth ^*

^b Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c Department of Pathology   (Japan)

^d Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Introducer needle; Postdural puncture back pain; Spinal anesthesia; Spinal needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUNCTURE; SPINAL NEEDLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036987884     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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