Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Mar 1998
Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section; needle-through-needle approach.
The Portex "Spinal/Epidural Set" is designed for combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anesthesia by the needle-through-needle approach. We evaluated the technical and clinical usefulness of CSE with this needle set, and also isobaric tetracaine, for cesarean section. ⋯ CSE technique by the needle-through-needle approach is easy to handle, and provides a speedy, reliable, and flexible analgesia as well as postoperative pain relief for patients undergoing cesarean section.