International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 215-220 , July 2009

An observational cohort study of the meniscus test to detect intravascular epidural catheters in pregnant women

  • M.N. Servin

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Monica N. Servin, MD, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology, L3820 Women’s Hospital SPC 5278, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5278, USA.
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  • J.M. Mhyre
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  • M.L.V.H. Greenfield
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  • L.S. Polley

,Accepted 20 November 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00189-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.11.008

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 215-220 , July 2009

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