The incidence of paresthesia and neurologic complications after lower spinal thoracic puncture with cut needle compared to pencil point needle. Study in 300 patients

Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Imbelloni, Luiz Eduardo ^a   Pitombo, Patricia Falcão ^b   Ganem, Eliana Marisa ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Needles; Paresthesia; Spinal; Subaracnoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855283371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000106     Document Type: Article

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