Epidural Anesthesia and the Lateral Position
1978; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 57; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1213/00000539-197801000-00017
ISSN1526-7598
AutoresERNEST M. GRUNDY, LATCHAMSETTY NAGESWARA RAO, Alon P. Winnie,
Tópico(s)Spinal Hematomas and Complications
ResumoThe effect of the lateral position on the onset, maximum spread, and duration of anesthesia were observed using a standardized epidural anesthetic technic. Anesthesia appeared 2 minutes earlier on the dependent side, spread 2 spinal segments higher, and lasted 75 minutes longer. These results support the clinical practice of placing the patient in the lateral position with the operative side dependent for induction of epidural anesthesia.
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