Open AccessThoracic Epidural Analgesia for Lumbosacral Spine Surgery
Author(s) -
Loveleen Kour,
Nandita Sharma,
Disha Dogra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_77_21
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , lumbosacral joint , ropivacaine , diclofenac , analgesic , surgery , visual analogue scale
Traditional analgesics such as diclofenac and celecoxib have long been used in lumbosacral spine surgeries. Recently, preemptive single-shot caudal analgesia has been investigated by some workers with favorable results. We hypothesized that the thoracic route would not only allow preemptive but also postoperative analgesia through catheter insertion.
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