Epidural space and regional anesthesia

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-63

  De Andrés, José ^a   Reina, Miguel Angel ^b   Prats, Alberto ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Universitario Madrid Montepríncipe   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anatomy; Drug kinetics; Dural sac; Epidural; Fat; Regional; Root cuffs; Subdural space

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; BLOOD NERVE BARRIER; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOMATOSIS; LIPOPHILICITY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE ROOT; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE;

EID: 70350567271     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujps.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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