Open AccessSpinal Perianal Block: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison with Spinal Saddle Block
Author(s) -
Medhat R. Wassef,
Emil I Michaels,
Jeffrey M Rangel,
Arkadiy T Tsyrlin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/01.ane.0000261510.37489.00
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , spinal anesthesia , anesthesia , prospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , surgery , double blind , patient satisfaction , block (permutation group theory) , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo , geometry , mathematics
In this prospective, randomized, double-blind study, we evaluated whether a very low dose of spinal bupivacaine could be sufficient for safe performance of short perianal surgery.