Accuracy of ultrasound imaging versus manual palpation for locating the intervertebral level

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Efficacy of epidural analgesia depends on placement of the epidural catheter at the appropriate level. Manual palpation using surface landmarks to identify the desired intervertebral level may not be a reliable method. Ultrasonography (USG) is an alternative technique but requir...

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Autores principales: Ambulkar, Reshma, Patil, Vijaya, Doctor, Jeson R, Desai, Madhavi, Shetty, Nitin, Agarwal, Vandana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109634
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_285_16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109634
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_285_16

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