Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Gustavo Angaramo
Tanzania
Research Article
The Use of Ultrasound to Measure the Depth of Thoracic Epidural Space
Author(s): Issam Khayata, Gustavo Angaramo, Robert Lee, Costin Negroiu, Alexander Zilber and Patty AmelinIssam Khayata, Gustavo Angaramo, Robert Lee, Costin Negroiu, Alexander Zilber and Patty Amelin
The use of ultrasound to aid in regional blocks has increased in recent years as a result of improvement in ultrasound technology. Ultrasonography can be used to measure the depth of thoracic epidural spacewith a good correlation with the actual depth as detected by the loss of resistance technique.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000332