Can parturients identify the midline during neuraxial block placement?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-6

  Marroquin, Bridget M ^a   Fecho, Karamarie ^a   Salo Coombs, Victoria ^a   Spielman, Fred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Anesthesiologists; Labor and delivery; Neuraxial block; Obesity; Parturient

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY REGIONS; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PARTURIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VERTEBRA MIDLINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 79651469357     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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