Open AccessA new method for release of severe mentosternal contractures under central neuraxial blockade
Author(s) -
Vishal Mago,
V. B. Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.70723
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle contracture , blockade , neuraxial blockade , contracture , anesthesia , surgery , catheter , spinal anesthesia , receptor
A new method for release of severe mentosternal contractures has been described in this paper under central neuraxial blockade. The contracture release was performed under thoracic epidural analgesia. This technique can benefit patients with mentosternal contractures to avoid the problems of entubation and it can also assist in postoperative recovery and analgesia. The epidural catheter can be used to extend the height or duration of intraoperative block and is also useful to provide postoperative epidural analgesia.