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EPIDURAL NEEDLE [6 records]

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Record 1 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
CONT

The epidural catheter has been threaded into the needle and is in position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
OBS

[...] l'aiguille permet de passer un cathéter qui ne doit pas pénétrer dans l'espace péridural de plus de 3 cm pour diminuer le risque de latéralisation de l'anesthésie.

OBS

cathéter pour anesthésie péridurale : relevé dans le Guide du matériel médico-chirurgical, 1988, page 191.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
  • Anestesia y reanimación
DEF

Catéter que se coloca en el área epidural (zona más externa del cerebro y la médula espinal) para la administración de analgésicos.

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Record 2 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
DEF

Anesthesia produced by insertion of a needle into sacrococcygeal notch and injection of local anesthetic into the epidural space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
OBS

ne pas confondre «anesthésie épidurale» et «anesthésie péridurale», dont l'équivalent anglais est, entre autres, «epidural anesthesia».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anestesia y reanimación
DEF

Anestesia regional que consiste en la inyección de un agente anestésico local en la porción caudal del conducto raquídeo a través del sacro.

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Record 3 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

Epidural Technique [for inserting a catheter]... An epidural(Tuohy) needle is inserted in the sagittal plane, with its bevel pointing cephalad. After traversing the supraspinous ligament, the needle is then passed into the interspinous ligament which grips it tightly. The stylet is removed from the Tuohy needle and the loss-of-resistance syringe attached. The syringe may contain saline, air or both according to preference. The Tuohy needle may then be advanced slowly using either a continuous or intermittent movement.... The Tuohy needle is gently removed and the catheter is fixed to the skin under a transparent adhesive dressing.

Key term(s)
  • Tuohy spinal needle
  • Tuohy epidural needle
  • epidual Tuohy needle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Dispositif [aiguille] non réutilisable destiné à être introduit dans l'espace péridurale entre la deuxième et la cinquième vertèbre lombaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
OBS

Epidural needle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
OBS

D'après renseignements obtenus d'un représentant d'une compagnie spécialisée de Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
CONT

Monoject Epidural Needles may be autoclaved in their original package for inclusion in surgical packs if desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
CONT

Récemment des aiguilles mixtes ont été développées permettant l'abord combiné de l'espace péridural et de l'espace sous-arachnoïdien. De plus, certains dispositifs ont été aménagés sur les aiguilles de péridurales pour en faciliter la préhension. Ce sont les aiguilles à ailette ou à embase large, surtout utilisées pour la technique de repérage dite «de la goutte pendante».

Spanish

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Record 6 1983-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
DEF

A procedure which involves placement of a needle into the epidural space in the proximity of the dural puncture site, drawing a sample of the patient's own blood from their arm, and injecting the blood into the epidural space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation

Spanish

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