Hydrodynamics of the spinal epidural space in pigs determined by constant-flow methods

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-104

  Buffington, Charles W ^a   Nystrom, Elisabet U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiduroscopy; Hydrodynamics; Spinal epidural space; Starling resistor

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLOW RATE; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; EPIDURAL SPACE; INFUSION PUMPS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 33644976830     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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