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Can epidural catheters penetrate dura mater? An anatomical study
Author(s) -
Hardy P.A.J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12968.x
Subject(s) - dura mater , medicine , pia mater , surgery , anatomy
Summary A study using postmortem dura mater and arachnoid mater showed that catheter perforation of dura did not occur. In contrast, perforation of arachnoid proved easy.