There is High Incidence of Skin Cells in the First and Third Drops of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Spinal Anesthesia

There is High Incidence of Skin Cells in the First and Third Drops of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Spinal Anesthesia

Background and objectives: : Skin fragments during lumbar punctures may develop intraspinal epidermoid tumors. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of epithelial cells that reflow along with the first and third drops of CSF of patients undergoing spinal anesthesia. Methods: : Samples o...

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Main Authors: Mário Humberto Curado Taveira, Antonio Fernando Carneiro, Gustavo Gabriel Rassi, Marise Amaral Rebouças Moreira, Simone de Andrade Curado Taveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000377

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