Primary failure of thoracic epidural analgesia in training centers: The invisible elephant?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 309-313

  Tran, De Q H ^a   Van Zundert, Tom C R V ^a   Aliste, Julian ^a   Engsusophon, Phatthanaphol ^a   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL NEEDLE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LOSS OF RESISTANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NERVE BLOCK; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SPINOUS PROCESS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VERTEBRA; WORKLOAD; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; THORACIC VERTEBRA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING CURVE; NERVE BLOCK; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84964877278     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000394     Document Type: Article

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