The Aspiration of Injected Air via an Epidural Catheter as an Indicator for Appropriate Placement of the Catheter in the Epidural Space
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Cheong, Soon Ho
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Park, Dae Sik (Gupo Sungsim Hospital) Moon, Sung Ho (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Cho, Kwang Rae (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Sang Eun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Kim, Young Hwan (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lim, Se Hun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Jeong Han (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Kun Moo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Choe, Young Kyun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Kim, Young Jae (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Shin, Chee Mahn (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) |
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