Variability in techniques and patient safety protocols in discography: A national multispecialty survey of international spine intervention society members

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 431-438

  Kim, David ^a   Wadley, Robert ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

discography; guidelines; International SpineIntervention Society; patient safety; survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MYELOGRAPHY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955437432     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181b6444f     Document Type: Article

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