Lumbar tattoo and labour analgesia: a case of surgical approach
Introduction: Pregnant women with lumbar tattoo presenting for labour analgesia are currently increasing in number. Many anaesthesiologists are hesitant in placing an epidural catheter over a lumbar tattoo based on a theory that tissue coring of fragments of tattoo pigment into the epidural, subdura...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centro Hospitalar do Porto
2017-12-01
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Series: | Nascer e Crescer |
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Online Access: | http://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/9826 |