Fluoroscopic imaging for technically difficult spinal anesthesia - 18/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.04.001
Anthony Eidelman, MD a, ⁎ 
, Mark S. Shulman a : MD, Gordon M. Novak, MD a, b
, Mark S. Shulman a : MD, Gordon M. Novak, MD a, b a Department of Anesthesiology, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Brighton, MA 02135-2997, USA
b Pain Management Center, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Brighton, MA 02135-2997, USA
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 789 2777; fax: +1 617 5620 6384.
Abstract |
We report a case of technically difficult spinal anesthesia in a morbidly obese woman, which was successfully implemented under fluoroscopy. Although radiological imaging is well known to guide various regional anesthetic procedures, until now, the utility of fluoroscopic imaging to facilitate spinal anesthesia had not been reported.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Spinal anesthesia, Neuroaxial anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Fluoroscopy
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Vol 17 - N° 1
P. 69-71 - février 2005 Retour au numéro
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