Evaluation of the effects of caudal or cephalic epidural catheterization on the characteristics of lumbar epidural anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-83

  Liu, Chien Cheng ^a   Spielberger, Jan ^b   Chou, Wen Yin ^a   Chau, Siu Wah ^c   Liu, Ping Hsin ^a   Tan, Ping Heng ^b,d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Ankle; Epidural; Hemorrhoids; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOT SURGERY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NERVE ROOT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANKLE; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 22544448381     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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