Management of the sheared epidural catheter: is surgical extraction really necessary?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-314

  Mitra, Raj ^a   Fleischmann, Katharine ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural catheter removal

Indexed keywords

CATHETER REMOVAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 34250190608     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.11.005     Document Type: Review

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