Use of Radiographic Contrast to Confirm the Placement of a Sciatic Catheter in a Patient Presenting an Atypical Response to Neurostimulation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 482-483

  Duong, Christina Ychi ^a   Tran, De Quang Hieu ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCIATIC NERVE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 33748108791     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.06.005     Document Type: Letter

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