Biomaterial Database

Imaging Guidance for Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement. 2017

Mark P Yeager, and Michelle C Parra, and Brian D Sites

Department of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, mark.p.yeager@hitchcock.orgDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Orthopedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002404	Catheterization	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.	Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D004824	Epidural Space	Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal.	Epidural Spaces,Space, Epidural,Spaces, Epidural
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000767	Anesthesia, Epidural	Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected into the epidural space.	Anesthesia, Extradural,Anesthesia, Peridural,Epidural Anesthesia,Anesthesias, Epidural,Anesthesias, Extradural,Anesthesias, Peridural,Epidural Anesthesias,Extradural Anesthesia,Extradural Anesthesias,Peridural Anesthesia,Peridural Anesthesias
D013904	Thoracic Vertebrae	A group of twelve VERTEBRAE connected to the ribs that support the upper trunk region.	Vertebrae, Thoracic
D015360	Analgesia, Epidural	The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation.	Epidural Analgesia