Needles used for spinal anesthesia

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-508

  Tsen, Lawrence C ^a   Hepner, David L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Epidural blood patch; Postdural puncture headache; Spinal anesthesia; Spinal needles

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INCIDENCE; NEEDLE; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NEEDLES;

EID: 33746627565     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.3.4.499     Document Type: Review

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