Correlation between the distribution of contrast medium and the extent of blockade during epidural anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1504-1510

  Yokoyama, Masataka ^a   Hanazaki, Motohiko ^b   Fujii, Hiromi ^b   Mizobuchi, Satoshi ^b   Nakatsuka, Hideki ^b   Takahashi, Toru ^b   Matsumi, Masaki ^b   Takeuchi, Mamoru ^b   Morita, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOTROLAN; LIDOCAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDUROGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 2542491994     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200406000-00024     Document Type: Article

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