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'''Odom's indicator''' is a device used for locating the [[epidural space]] in regional anaesthsia.<ref>{{cite journal |
'''Odom's indicator''' is a device used for locating the [[epidural space]] in regional anaesthsia.<ref>{{cite journal |
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|author=Brooks W|title=An epidural indicator |journal=[[Anaesthesia]] |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=227–228 |
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|month = April |year=1957 |pmid=13424994 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2044.1957.tb03619.x |
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}}</ref> The device works on [[Dogliotti's principle]] by finding an area of decreased resistance to injection. It was originally designed on the assumption that the pressure in the epidural space was [[Negative pressure|negative]]. This device is no-longer popular and alternative methods (e.g. loss of resistance to saline, loss of resistance to air) are now used. |
}}</ref> The device works on [[Dogliotti's principle]] by finding an area of decreased resistance to injection. It was originally designed on the assumption that the pressure in the epidural space was [[Negative pressure|negative]]. This device is no-longer popular and alternative methods (e.g. loss of resistance to saline, loss of resistance to air) are now used. |
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Odom's indicator is a device used for locating the epidural space in regional anaesthsia.[1] The device works on Dogliotti's principle by finding an area of decreased resistance to injection. It was originally designed on the assumption that the pressure in the epidural space was negative. This device is no-longer popular and alternative methods (e.g. loss of resistance to saline, loss of resistance to air) are now used.
See also
- Epidural procedure, which contains additional information on identification of the epidural space
References
- ^ Brooks W (1957). "An epidural indicator". Anaesthesia (journal). 12 (2): 227–228. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1957.tb03619.x. PMID 13424994.
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