Experience with 724 epidurograms for epidural catheter placement in pediatric anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 432-435

  Taenzer, Andreas H ^a   Clark, Cantwell ^a   Kovarik, W Daniel ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b Barbara Bush Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CHILD; DATA BASE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDUROGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 77957605147     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ef4b76     Document Type: Article

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