Ultrasound imaging for regional anesthesia in infants, children, and adolescents: A review of current literature and its application in the practice of neuraxial blocks

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 719-728

  Tsui, Ban C H ^a   Suresh, Santhanam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANATOMY; BACK; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CANNULA; CAUDA EQUINA; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCYGEAL BONE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; DURA MATER; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PIA MATER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE; T WAVE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 77649174625     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c5e03a     Document Type: Review

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