Age-related decrease in toe-thumb temperature difference with lumbar epidural anaesthesia

Sato, S; Okubo, N; Yamashita, S; Yamamoto, S; Kumagai, M; Kihara, S; Nakayama, H

doi:10.1007/bf03009996

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Age-related decrease in toe-thumb temperature difference with lumbar epidural anaesthesia.

Published in Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie • Jul 1, 1994

Authors:

S Sato

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N Okubo

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S Yamashita

Abstract

With lumbar epidural anaesthesia, big toe skin temperature increases and is associated with a compensatory decrease of thumb temperature. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether thumb-big toe temperature differences were affected by age. Following the attachment of temperature probes...

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