@article {Pascoe191, author = {Handel F. Pascoe and Garry S. Jennings and Gertie F. Marx}, title = {Successful Spinal Anesthesia After Inadequate Epidural Block in a Parturient With Prior Surgical Correction of Scoliosis}, volume = {18}, number = {3}, pages = {191--192}, year = {1993}, doi = {10.1136/rapm-00115550-199318030-00011}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {Background. Lumbar epidural anesthesia is safe in patients with previous spinal surgery, but it is not always successful or easily performed.Method. The authors present the case of a parturient with Harrington rod insertion, scheduled for cesarean delivery, whose epidural anesthetic could not be extended beyond the T10 level.Result. After letting the epidural block recede below the lumbar level, a successful spinal anesthetic was administered producing a sensory level to T4.}, issn = {0146-521X}, URL = {https://rapm.bmj.com/content/18/3/191}, eprint = {https://rapm.bmj.com/content/18/3/191.full.pdf}, journal = {Regional Anesthesia \& Pain Medicine} }