Ultrasound Visibility of Spinal Structures and Local Anesthetic Spread in Children Undergoing Caudal Block

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2630-2636

  Shin, Seokyung ^a,c   Kim, Ji Young ^b,c   Kim, Won Oak ^a,c   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Kil, Hae Keum ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caudal block; Children; Spinal structures; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONICS; VISIBILITY;

CAUDAL BLOCK; CHILDREN; DURA MATER; LOCAL ANESTHETICS; SPINAL STRUCTURE;

ANESTHETICS;

ROPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DRUG DIFFUSION; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC SPREAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINX; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASOUND; VISIBILITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SPINE;

ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE;

EID: 84907980705     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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