Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1993
Continuous spinal anesthesia: mechanical and technical problems of catheter placement.
Although continuous spinal anesthesia with microcatheters has a number of advantages, there are also some drawbacks: technical problems in advancing the catheter, the possibility of traumatizing neural structures, the development of cauda equina syndrome, and maldistribution of the local anesthetic. ⋯ To take advantage of continuous spinal anesthesia, a meticulous technique is required.
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1993
Historical ArticleContinuous spinal anesthesia: a historical perspective.