Evaluation of the iliac crest as anatomic reaper for spinal anaesthesia in pregnant women;Évaluation de la crête iliaque comme repère anatomique de l'anesthésie rachidienne chez la femme enceinte à terme

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-504

  Kettani, A ^a   Tachinante, R ^a   Tazi, A ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Spinal anaesthesia; Tuffier line

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUNCTURE; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE INJURY; UTERUS; VERTEBRA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; ILIAC BONE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; OBESITY; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE;

EID: 33746559077     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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