TY - JOUR T1 - Successful Spinal Anesthesia After Inadequate Epidural Block in a Parturient With Prior Surgical Correction of Scoliosis JF - Regional Anesthesia: The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics, Surgery, & Pain Control JO - Reg Anesth Pain Med SP - 191 LP - 192 DO - 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199318030-00011 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - Handel F. Pascoe AU - Garry S. Jennings AU - Gertie F. Marx Y1 - 1993/05/01 UR - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/18/3/191.abstract N2 - 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. ER -