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

• Auteurs principaux: Reshma Ambulkar (Auteur), Vijaya Patil (Auteur), Jeson R Doctor (Auteur), Madhavi Desai (Auteur), Nitin Shetty (Auteur), Vandana Agarwal (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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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...