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Distance from skin to epidural space: Correlation with body mass index (BMI)

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2011
Background: Epidural anaesthesia is being increasingly used to provide anaesthesia for surgery on the lower abdomen, perineum and lower extremities. However success of the epidural technique depends upon the correct identification of epidural space.
Komaljit Kaur Ravi, Tej K Kaul, Suneet Kathuria, Shikha Gupta, Sandeep Khurana   +4 more
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Fluoroscope guided epidural needle insertioin in midthoracic region: clinical evaluation of Nagaro's method [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
BackgroundIn the midthoracic region, a fluroscope guided epidural block has been proposed by using a pedicle as a landmark to show the height of the interlaminar space (Nagaro's method).
Won Joong Kim, Tae Hwa Kim, Hwa Yong Shin, Hyun Kang, Chong Wha Baek, Yong Hun Jung, Young Cheol Woo, Jin Yun Kim, Gill Hoi Koo, Sun Gyoo Park   +9 more
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Unexpected Consequences: Women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour. [PDF]

, 2015
Background Self-hypnosis is becoming increasingly popular as a means of labour pain management. Previous studies have produced mixed results. There are very few data on women’s views and experiences of using hypnosis in this context.
A Werner, A Werner, A Werner, AM Cyna, AS Landolt, DAE Mairs, G Dick-Read, Helen Carr, Helen Spiby, HM Haines, J Attride-Stirling, J Svensson, JE Lally, K Guthrie, Kenneth Finlayson, KL Madden, L Andersson, L Jones, LE Mehl-Madrona, M Abbasi, M Stefanidou, ML Nolan, N Wainer, NK Lowe, P Hawe, Peter Whorwell, S Adams, S Garthus-Niegel, Soo Downe, Susan Hinder, V Nyman, WA Hall, YH Eng   +32 more
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Comparison of epidural catheter tip placement between median and paramedian techniques with fluoroscopy

Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2018
Introduction: The installation of an epidural catheter can be perform by median or paramedian techniques with the aim of position the epidural catheter tip being posterior to the epidural space.
Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, I Gusti Ngurah Mahaalit Aribawa, Christopher Ryalino, Yohanes Paulus Leton   +3 more
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care [PDF]

, 2004
The anaesthetist has seen his role steadily expand and it is hard to think of one medical specialty in which anaesthetists are not involved at least to some extent.
Aquilina, Andrew, Sciberras, Stephen C.
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Knotting of a Lumbar Epidural Catheter during its Removal: A Case Report

Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2018
Knotting of an epidural catheter is a rare complication during the removal of an epidural catheter. There are many factors for knotting of an epidural catheter, such as the characteristics of the catheter itself, patient's factors [anatomy, position ...
Masoomeh Natajmajd, Ladan Hosseini
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The correlation between the depth extent of Tuohy epidural needle with body mass index (BMI) to achieve loss of resistance in patients undergoing epidural anesthesia

Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2019
Background: Anesthesia management in obesity is quite challenging. Epidural anesthesia become one of the choices. The attention should be addressed in order to prevent the misidentification of epidural space.
I Gusti Agung Gede Utara Hartawan, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, I Wayan Suranadi, I Gusti Ngurah Mahaalit Aribawa, Pontisomaya Parami, Adinda Putra Pradhana, Johanis Bosco Troy Syamsuddin   +6 more
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Solitary Spinal Epidural Metastasis from Gastric Cancer

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2016
Solitary epidural space metastasis of a malignant tumor is rare. We encountered a 79-year-old male patient with solitary metastatic epidural tumor who developed paraplegia and dysuria.
Taisei Sako, Yasuaki Iida, Yuichirou Yokoyama, Shintaro Tsuge, Keiji Hasegawa, Akihito Wada, Tetsuo Mikami, Hiroshi Takahashi   +7 more
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Double Assurance of Epidural Space Detection Using Fiberoptics-Based Needle Design and Autofluorescence Technologies for Epidural Blockade in Painless Labor

Sensors, 2018
Purpose: Technology of reflectance spectroscopy incorporated with auto-fluorescence spectroscopy were employed to increase the safety of epidural placement in regional anesthesia which is generally used for surgery, epidural anesthesia, post-operative ...
Cihun-Siyong Alex Gong, Huang-Chang Lee, Yin Chang, Chien-Kun Ting, Po-Hsun Tu   +4 more
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Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement. [PDF]

, 2010
Epidural catheterization is routinely used by anaesthesiologists to provide labour and post-operative analgesia. In most cases, catheter placement is without serious side effects and uneventful.
Liu, Hong, Tumber, Sundeep S
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