title: Assessing the superiority of saline versus air for use in the epidural loss of resistance technique: a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. pshenouda@excite.com
authors.forename: Pamela E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Shenouda
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride