Utility of prepuncture ultrasound for localization of the thoracic epidural space

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 815-823

  Rasoulian, Abtin ^a   Lohser, Jens ^a   Najafi, Mohammad ^a   Rafii Tari, Hedyeh ^a   Tran, Denis ^a   Kamani, Allaudin A ^b   Lessoway, Victoria A ^b   Abolmaesumi, Purang ^a   Rohling, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; NEEDLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052333043     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9548-9     Document Type: Article

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