Reliability of waveform analysis as an adjunct to loss of resistance for thoracic epidural blocks

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 694-697

  Leurcharusmee, Prangmalee ^a   Arnuntasupakul, Vanlapa ^a   De La Garza, Daniel Chora ^a   Vijitpavan, Amorn ^b   Ah Kye, Sonia ^a   Saelao, Abhidej ^b   Tiyaprasertkul, Worakamol ^c   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a   Tran, De Q H ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL NEEDLE; EPIDURAL SPACE; EPIDURAL WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOSS OF RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SITTING; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; NERVE BLOCK; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; THORACIC VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84945269307     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000313     Document Type: Article

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