Clinical results with the acoustic puncture assist device, a new acoustic device to identify the epidural space

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1183-1187

  Lechner, Timo J ^a   Van Wijk, Maarten G ^a   Maas, Ad J ^a   Van Dorsten, Frank R ^a   Drost, Ronald A ^a   Langenberg, Chris J ^a   Teunissen, Leo J ^a   Cornelissen, Paul H ^a   Van Niekerk, Jan ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; DEVICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEEDLE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TUBE;

EID: 0037377844     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000052382.04446.42     Document Type: Article

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