Comparison of thoracic epidural pressure in the sitting and lateral decubitus positions

Anesthesiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-71

  Jeon, Yunseok ^a   Gil, Nam Su ^b   Lee, Jong Hwan ^b   Yoon, Seung Z ^b   Lim, Young Jin ^b   Bahk, Jae Hyon ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL DECUBITUS POSITION; MALE; PRESSURE AND TENSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TECHNIQUE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX EPIDURAL PRESSURE; AGED; BODY POSTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE;

EID: 48949119089     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31817b80df     Document Type: Article

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