Inadvertent cervical epidural catheter placement via the caudal route using electrical stimulation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 259-261

  Tsui, Ban C H ^a   Malherbe, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG MUSCLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PARAMETER; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TSUI TEST;

EID: 3042660601     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000120082.85977.F7     Document Type: Article

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