Epidural loss-of-resistance biomechanics: An open pilot cadaver study

Local and Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Mckay, William P ^a   Rosser, Timothy ^a   Kriegler, Stefan ^a   Mohamed, Adel ^b  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Epidural anesthesia; Spinal headache

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEEDLE; SYRINGE;

EID: 77957312294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787112     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/LRA.S11932     Document Type: Article

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