The 'whoosh' test. A clinical test to confirm correct needle placement in caudal epidural injections
Autor: | P. Thomas, Lester F. Wilson, R. C. Mulholland, M. P. N. Lewis |
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Rok vydání: | 1992 |
Předmět: |
Epidural Space
Male medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Radiography Air Contrast Media Caudal Anesthesia Test (assessment) Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Regional anesthesia Needles mental disorders Needle placement False positive paradox Medicine Humans Caudal epidural Female Radiology business Anesthesia Caudal |
Zdroj: | Anaesthesia. 47(1) |
ISSN: | 0003-2409 |
Popis: | We describe a previously unreported test to confirm accurate needle placement in caudal epidurals. Of 26 patients undergoing caudal epidural, 19 (73%) had correct needle placement as determined by epidurography. All of these had a positive 'whoosh' test. There were no false positives. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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