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The 'whoosh' test. A clinical test to confirm correct needle placement in caudal epidural injections.

M P Lewis1, P Thomas, L F Wilson, R C Mulholland.   

Abstract

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.

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Year:  1992        PMID： 1536408     DOI： 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb01957.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Anaesthesia        ISSN： 0003-2409            Impact factor:   6.955


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