Ultrasound imaging improves learning curves in obstetric epidural anesthesia: A preliminary study

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1047-1050

  Grau, Thomas ^a   Bartusseck, Erika ^a   Conradi, Renate ^a   Martin, Eike ^a   Motsch, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0942266300     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018371     Document Type: Article

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