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Papers of the Week

Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Access with Lateral Decubitus and Shoulder Rotation Positions for Repeat Thoracic Epidural Blockade.

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2021 May


Pain Physician


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33988954?dopt=Abstract


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Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Access with Lateral Decubitus and Shoulder Rotation Positions for Repeat Thoracic Epidural Blockade.

Authors

Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Access with Lateral Decubitus and Shoulder Rotation Positions for Repeat Thoracic Epidural Blockade.
Kim B-G, Jung J-K, Yang C W, Lee W J, Kim H, Park K-H, Kim H
Pain Physician. 2021 May; 24(3):E327-E334.
PMID: 33988954.

Abstract

Shoulder rotation has been shown to increase the acoustic window of ultrasound for thoracic epidural access. However, this effect of shoulder rotation has not yet been confirmed in clinical practice.