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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 (journal)]] |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=227–228 |
|author=Brooks W|title=An epidural indicator |journal=[[Anaesthesia (journal)]] |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 |
|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]]<ref>{{cite journal |
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|author=Iklé A|title=Preliminary report of new technique for epidural anaesthesia. |journal=British Journal of Anaesthsia |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=150–155 |
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|month = July |year=1950 |pmid=15426701 }}</ref> 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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Revision as of 07:03, 17 December 2007
Odom's indicator is a device used for locating the epidural space in regional anaesthsia.[1] The device works on Dogliotti's principle[2] 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.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Iklé A (1950). "Preliminary report of new technique for epidural anaesthesia". British Journal of Anaesthsia. 22 (3): 150–155. PMID 15426701.
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