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A comparison of epidural anesthesia and lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve blocks for knee surgery

open access: yesClinics, 2010
OBJECTIVES: The efficacy of combined lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve blocks was compared to epidural anesthesia in patients undergoing total knee surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 80 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status
Eyup Horasanli   +5 more
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Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Post-Pancreatoduodenectomy Outcomes and Epidural Analgesia: A 5-Year Single Institution Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction Optimal pain control post-pancreatoduodenectomy is a challenge. Epidural analgesia (EDA) is increasingly utilized despite inherent risks and unclear effects on outcomes.
Ceppa, Eugene P.   +8 more
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Effect of epidural anesthesia in labor; pregnancy with cardiovascular disease

open access: yesTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2018
Objective: We studied the effect and safety of epidural anesthesia during labor in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease. Materials and methods: In the pregnant women with cardiovascular disease, we compared maternal outcome and suppressive effect ...
Hiroaki Tanaka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Hemorrhage into an Occult Spinal Ependymoma after Epidural Anesthesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Epidural anesthesia is a procedure which is well tolerated and has a low incidence of adverse events. In performing caesarean sections, regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural) is the preferred modality for anesthetic delivery.
Campbell MD, Peter G.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Spinal epidural hematoma related to an epidural catheter in a cardiac surgery patient -A case report- [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011
The addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia to general anesthesia during cardiac surgery may have a beneficial effect on clinical outcome. However, epidural catheter insertion in a patient anticoagulated with heparin may increase the risk of epidural ...
Jiyoun Bang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anatomy of Soft Tissues of the Spinal Canal [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Background and Objectives. Important issues regarding the spread of solutions in the epidural space and the anatomy of the site of action of spinal and epidural injections are unresolved.
Quinn, Hogan, Toth, Jeffrey M.
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Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: Retrospective Comparative Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Health, 2021
Naser Al-Husban,1 Mohammad Sami Elmuhtaseb,1 Hedaieh Al-Husban,2 Mohammed Nabhan,3 Hamza Abuhalaweh,3 Yasmine Mohamed Alkhatib,3 Maysa Yousef,3 Bayan Aloran,3 Yousef Elyyan,3 Asma Alghazo3 1Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan ...
Al-Husban N   +9 more
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The effect of epidural and general anesthesia on newborn rectal temperature at elective cesarean section

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2009
Both epidural and general anesthesia can impair thermoregulatory mechanisms during surgery. However, there is lack of information about the effects of different methods of anesthesia on newborn temperature.
E.A. Yentur   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real-time ultrasound-guided epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a parturient with achondroplasia

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2021
Achondroplasia is a type of disproportionate dwarfism with short limbs and a normal-sized torso. This condition results in a potential spinal abnormality and a difficult airway may increase the anesthetic risk, not only in neuraxial anesthesia, but also ...
Xueqin Cao, Wenchao Yang, Wei Mei
doaj   +1 more source

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