title: Should ultrasound of the spine be mandatory before performing a lumbar central neuraxial block?
authors.affiliation: ST6 in Anaesthetics, in the Department of Anaesthesia, Central Manchester University Hospitals and St Marys Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longbottom
authors.affiliation: ST7 in Anaesthetics, in the Department of Anaesthesia, Central Manchester University Hospitals and St Marys Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.affiliation: Consultant Anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesia, Central Manchester University Hospitals and St Marys Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods