UltraFluoro-guided low-dose caudal anesthesia in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A case series delineating the technical, safety, and efficacy considerations

UltraFluoro-guided low-dose caudal anesthesia in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A case series delineating the technical, safety, and efficacy considerations

Airway and spine involvement in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) impose unique anesthetic challenges. Ankylosis and intervertebral space obliteration in AS make neuraxial anesthesia technically challenging and sometimes impossible. The anatomical variations of impalpable sacral cornu and complete or part...

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Main Authors: Mayank Gupta, Priyanka Gupta, Gegal Pruthi, Hemanth Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
Subjects:
ankylosing spondylitis
caudal anesthesia
difficult airway
fluoroscope
ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2023;volume=37;issue=1;spage=53;epage=55;aulast=Gupta

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