Distance to the adult cervical epidural space

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-97

  Han, Kyung Ream ^a,b   Kim, Chan ^a   Park, Soo Kyung ^a   Kim, Jin Soo ^a  

^a Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cervical; Depth; Epidural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037355317     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50025     Document Type: Article

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