Technical report: Optimal quantity of saline for epidural pressure waveform analysis

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 818-821

  De Médicis, Étienne ^a   Pelletier, Jocelyn ^a   Martin, René ^a   Loignon, Marie Josée ^a   Tétrault, Jean Pierre ^a   Laroche, Lucie ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; WAVEFORM;

EID: 35349012273     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021709     Document Type: Article

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