Accuracy in estimating the correct intervertebral space level during lumbar, thoracic and cervical epidural anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-349

  Lirk, Philipp ^a,b   Messner, H ^a   Deibl, M ^a   Mitterschiffthaler, G ^a   Colvin, J ^a   Steger, B ^a   Rieder, J ^a   Keller, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Epidural anaesthesia; Puncture accuracy; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; JOINT CAVITY; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1542346875     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.0315.x     Document Type: Article

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