Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose Concern of anatomical anomalies and worsening neurologic symptoms has prevented widespread use of epidural catheters in patients with low level spina bifida (LLSB). We hypothesize that thoracic epidural placement in the T9-T10 interspace is safe
Cain, Mark P. +6 more
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Unusual case of persistent Horner′s syndrome following epidural anaesthesia and caesarean section
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 This is a rare case of persistent Horner′s syndrome following epidural anesthesia and Caesarean section. A 33-year-old female presented with persistent ptosis and miosis following epidural anesthesia and Caesarian section several months prior.
Shubhra Goel, Cat Nguyen Burkat
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Epidural anesthesia masking pain from spinal epidural hematoma
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2019 Spinal epidural hematoma (SEDH) without pain due to epidural anesthesia is a rare but serious complication. We report the successful treatment of a patient with progressive paraparesis after the development of SEDH during the administration of epidural ...
Rinko Kokubo +4 more
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Comparison of loss of resistance technique between Epidrum® and conventional method for identifying the epidural space [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 BackgroundEpidrum® is a recently developed, air operated, loss of resistance (LOR) device for identifying the epidural space. We investigated the usefulness of Epidrum® by comparing it with the conventional LOR technique for identifying the epidural ...
Seon Wook Kim +5 more
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COMBINED CAUDAL EPIDURAL WITH GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR LUMBAR DISCECTOMY [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Lumbar Discectomy can be effectively performed using various anesthetic techniques. General anesthesia is more frequently used for these surgeries, though regional anesthesia when combined with general anesthesia is proven to be safe in few ...
Sarah Mahmoud Farid Mahmoud Abdel Hady +4 more
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Effects of two different anesthesia-analgesia methods on incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major thoracic and abdominal surgery: study rationale and protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Delirium is a common complication in elderly patients after surgery and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Studies suggest that deep anesthesia and intense pain are important precipitating factors of postoperative delirium ...
Bin-Jiang Zhao +15 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy is a simple and effective treatment for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, and local anesthesia is often applied in this kind of surgery in many developing countries, including China ...
Lingling Zhang +5 more
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Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background This randomized, double-blind study was designed to compare between sequential combined spinal epidural anesthesia versus epidural volume extension in lower limb surgery as regards hemodynamics, sensory, and motor blocks.
Karim Youssef Kamal Hakim
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Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]
, 2007 Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists +8 more
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Trials, 2023 Background General anesthesia in pregnant women can be associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity. Emergency caesarean section can be performed by converting labor epidural analgesia to surgical anesthesia by injecting high-dose short ...
Thomas Lechat +6 more
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