Use of the ultrasound to determine the level of lumbar puncture in pregnant women;Uso do ultrassom para determinação do nível de punção lombar em gestantes

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Locks, Giovani De Figueiredo ^a   De Almeida, Maria Cristina Simões ^a,b   Pereira, Amanda Amaro ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Medicina da UFSC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthetic technique, regional: subarachnoid; Equipment: ultrasound; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SACRUM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77449125106     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-7094(10)70002-7     Document Type: Article

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