Role of patient posture during puncture on successful unilateral spinal anaesthesia in outpatient lower abdominal surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 491-495

  Al Malyan, M ^a   Becchi, C ^a,b   Falsini, S ^a   Lorenzi, P ^a   Boddi, V ^a   Marsili, M ^a   Boncinelli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgical procedures; Anaesthesia spinal, unilateral; Anaesthetic techniques, spinal; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine, hyperbaric; Posture, lateral, sitting

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; OUTPATIENT; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTURE; PUNCTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646501210     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000020     Document Type: Article

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