An in vitro study of dural lesions produced by 25-gauge Quincke and Whitacre needles evaluated by scanning electron microscopy

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 393-402

  Reina, Miguel Angel ^a,d   De Leon Casasola, Oscar A ^b   Lopez, Andres ^a,d   De Andres, Jose ^c   Martin, Sara ^d   Mora, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Hospital Madrid Monteprincipe   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meninges: dura mater, postdural puncture headache, spinal anesthesia, scanning electron microscopy; Spinal anesthesia equipment: quincke needle, whitacre needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DURA MATER; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEEDLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0343618493     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2000.7622     Document Type: Article

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