Epidural anesthesia for placement of spinal cord stimulators with paddle-type electrodes

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-296

  Zhang, Kai ^a   Bhatia, Sanjay ^b   Oh, Michael ^b   Whiting, Donald ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Epidural anesthesia; Pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DERMATOME; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PADDLE ELECTRODE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 67649979666     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226670     Document Type: Article

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