Ultrasound-guided paravertebral puncture and placement of catheters in human cadavers: An imaging study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 534-539

  Luyet, C ^a   Eichenberger, U ^a   Greif, R ^a   Vogt, A ^a   Szucs Farkas Z ^a   Moriggl, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, paravertebral; Analgesic techniques; Anatomy, chest wall; Monitoring, ultrasound; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 62549119504     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep015     Document Type: Article

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