A randomised comparison of a hand-held Neurotip and the Neuropen for assessing loss of touch sensation during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-207

  Soundararajan, N ^a   Russell, I ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessing sensory block; Caesarean section; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOME; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RANDOMIZATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOUCH;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEROIN; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34249949159     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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