Real-time ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia in patients with a challenging spinal anatomy: Two case reports

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-255

  Chin, K J ^a   Chan, V W S ^a   Ramlogan, R ^a   Perlas, A ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ANATOMY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEEDLES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL FUSION; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 74549213621     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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