RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 191
OP 192
DO 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199318030-00011
VO 18
IS 3
A1 Pascoe, Handel F.
A1 Jennings, Garry S.
A1 Marx, Gertie F.
YR 1993
UL http://rapm.bmj.com/content/18/3/191.abstract
AB 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.