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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Real-time ultrasound-guided low thoracic epidural catheter placement: technical consideration and fluoroscopic evaluation.

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2021 Apr 23


Reg Anesth Pain Med


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33893174?dopt=Abstract

Real-time ultrasound-guided low thoracic epidural catheter placement: technical consideration and fluoroscopic evaluation.

Authors

Real-time ultrasound-guided low thoracic epidural catheter placement: technical consideration and fluoroscopic evaluation.
Kim D-H, Lee J-H, Sim J H, Jeong W, Lee D, Kwon H-M, Choi S-S, Jeong S-M
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Apr 23.
PMID: 33893174.

Abstract

Thoracic epidural analgesia can significantly reduce acute postoperative pain. However, thoracic epidural catheter placement is challenging. Although real-time ultrasound (US)-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement has been recently introduced, data regarding the accuracy and technical description are limited. Therefore, this prospective observational study aimed to assess the success rate and describe the technical considerations of real-time US-guided low thoracic epidural catheter placement.
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