Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral puncture and placement of catheters in human cadavers: Where do catheters go?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-254

  Luyet, C ^a   Herrmann, G ^b   Ross, S ^a   Vogt, A ^a   Greif, R ^a   Moriggl, B ^c   Eichenberger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

anatomy, regional; intercostal nerves; regional anaesthesia, paravertebral; tomography, X ray computed; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRA;

EID: 78751498831     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq309     Document Type: Article

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