Direction of catheter insertion and the incidence of paresthesia during continuous epidural anesthesia in the elderly patients
BackgroundContinuous epidural anesthesia is useful for endoscopic urologic surgery, as mostly performed in the elderly patients. In such a case, it is necessary to obtain successful sacral anesthesia, and the insertion of epidural catheter in the caudad direction may be needed. However, continuous e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-64-443.pdf |