Ultrasound decreases the failed labor epidural rate in resident trainees

Incidence and characteristics of failures in obstetric neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia: a retrospective analysis of 19,259 deliveries

Peter H. Pan, Terrence D. Bogard, M. D. Owen · International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia · 2004 · 369 citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Obstetrics +13

Efficacy of ultrasound imaging in obstetric epidural anesthesia

Thomas Grau, R. W. Leipold, R. Conradi et al. · Journal of Clinical Anesthesia · 2002 · 289 citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Obstetrics +14

Ultrasound Using the Transverse Approach to the Lumbar Spine Provides Reliable Landmarks for Labor Epidurals

Cristián Arzola, Sharon Davies, Ayman Rofaeel et al. · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2007 · 222 citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Obstetrics +11

Paramedian access to the epidural space: the optimum window for ultrasound imaging

Thomas Grau, R. W. Leipold, Johannes Horter et al. · Journal of Clinical Anesthesia · 2001 · 180 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery +12

The lumbar epidural space in pregnancy: visualization by ultrasonography

Thomas Grau, R. W. Leipold, Johannes Horter et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 2001 · 169 citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Obstetrics +8