An ultrasound-assisted approach facilitates spinal anesthesia for total joint arthroplasty

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 643-650

  Chin, Ki Jinn ^a   Perlas, Anahi ^a   Singh, Mandeep ^a   Arzola, Cristian ^b   Prasad, Arun ^a   Chan, Vincent ^a   Brull, Richard ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRA BODY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 69249208458     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9132-8     Document Type: Article

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