Combined spinal-epidural in the obstetric patient with Harrington rods assisted by ultrasonography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with severe scoliosis, which had been corrected partially with Harrington rods, who requested epidural analgesia for labour. With no palpable landmarks, the use of ultrasound enabled identification of the vertebral midline and allowed provision of regional anaesthesia.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Bone Nails
- Pregnancy Complications
- Scoliosis