Evaluation of extradural pressure waves and the 'lack of resistance' test to confirm extradural needle placement in dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-331

  Iff, Isabelle ^a   Moens, Yves P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dog; Epidural anaesthesia; Extradural anaesthesia; Lack of resistance; Pressure waves

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEDETOMIDINE; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; WAVEFORM; ANIMAL; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EVALUATION STUDY; NEEDLE; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DOGS; EPIDURAL SPACE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NEEDLES; PRESSURE;

EID: 77955270297     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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