title: Suitability of the lumbar test dose for the thoracic epidural space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: H Mayumi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Homi
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sulzer
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lappas
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stafford-Smith
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D012307:Risk Factors; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods