Epidural anesthesia for permanent spinal cord stimulation with a cylindrical type lead: a case series

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in trials involving external stimulation are easily conducted under local anesthesia. However, implantation of a permanent SCS system is painful, and can be intolerable in some patients. Epidural anesthesia can be used to perform the SCS implantation without discomfort...

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Main Authors: Sang Eun Lee, Rak Min Choi, Rim Kee, Kang Hun Lee, Sangyoon Jeon, Jae-Wook Jung, Woo-Jin Kim, Jin Sun Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2015-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-179.pdf