Paraesthesia with lumbar epidural catheters. A comparison of air and saline in a loss-of-resistance technique.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The epidural space was located in 32 obstetric patients using loss of resistance to air, while in a further 35 saline was used. The incidence of paraesthesia was 56% in the air group and 57% in the saline group. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of other complications or in the quality of analgesia provided.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Paresthesia