Ultrasound using the transverse approach to the lumbar spine provides reliable landmarks for labor epidurals

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1188-1192

  Arzola, Cristian ^a   Davies, Sharon ^a   Rofaeel, Ayman ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABOR; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MATERNAL AGE; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247511436     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000250912.66057.41     Document Type: Article

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