Fluoroscopic Guidance Increases the Incidence of Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement Within the Epidural Space: A Randomized Trial

Michelle C. Parra; Kristin Washburn; Jeremiah R. Brown; Michael L. Beach; Mark P. Yeager; Patricia Barr; Kathy Bonham; Kathryn Lamb; Randy W. Loftus

doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000519

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Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain: Original Article

Fluoroscopic Guidance Increases the Incidence of Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement Within the Epidural Space: A Randomized Trial

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Michelle C. Parra Department of Anesthesiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kristin Washburn Department of Anesthesiology, Providence Anesthesiology Associates, P.A., Charlotte, NC PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeremiah R. Brown The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael L. Beach Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark P. Yeager Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia Barr Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathy Bonham Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn Lamb Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Randy W. Loftus Department of Anesthesiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

correspondence: Randy W. Loftus, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Rd, Iowa City, IA 52240 (e-mail: randy-loftus{at}uiowa.edu).

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Parra MC, Washburn K, Brown JR, et al

Fluoroscopic Guidance Increases the Incidence of Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement Within the Epidural Space: A Randomized Trial

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2017;42:17-24.

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First published January 1, 2017.

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December 11, 2023

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