Open AccessIncidence of lower limb motor weakness in patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia and factors associated with it: An observational study
Author(s) -
Abeer Ahmed,
Tanveer Baig
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.168806
Subject(s) - medicine , weakness , bupivacaine , anesthesia , observational study , local anesthetic , fentanyl , surgery , muscle weakness
Epidural analgesia is an effective technique for postoperative pain relief following thoracoabdominal surgeries. Lower limb motor weakness is a well-known complication of epidural analgesia with local anesthetics and delays postoperative rehabilitation. Our aim in conducting this observational study was to assess the frequency of lower limb motor weakness in patients receiving epidural analgesia following upper abdominal surgery and the factors associated with it.