The 'whoosh' test. A clinical test to confirm correct needle placement in caudal epidural injections.

P Lewis, M; Thomas, P; F Wilson, L; C Mulholland, R

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb01957.x

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The 'whoosh' test. A clinical test to confirm correct needle placement in caudal epidural injections.

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M P Lewis

P Thomas

L F Wilson

Abstract

We describe a previously unreported test to confirm accurate needle placement in caudal epidurals. Of 26 patients undergoing caudal epidural, 19 (73%) had correct needle placement as determined by epidurography. All of these had a positive 'whoosh' test. There were no false positives.

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