Sonoanatomy of the Lumbar Spine in Patients With Previous Unintentional Dural Punctures During Labor Epidurals

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-270

  Lee, Yung ^a   Tanaka, Motoshi ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Ligamentum flavum; Spinal sonoanatomy; Spinal ultrasound; Unintentional dural puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER PUNCTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SONOANATOMY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 42149119157     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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