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See Latest ArticlesMinimum Current Requirements for Epidural Stimulation Test Confirmation of Epidural and Intrathecal Catheter Placement
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 11/04/09
Sutherland MA et al. – The epidural stimulation test is designed to confirm the correct epidural location of a catheter but may also detect unintended intrathecal catheter placement by evaluating the minimum electrical current required for appropriate motor stimulation. The epidural stimulation test minimum electrical current requirement seems to be lower for intrathecal compared with epidural catheter placement.
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