Lumbar microdiscectomy under epidural anaesthesia with the patient in the sitting position: A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1537-1540

  Nicassio, Nicola ^a   Bobicchio, Paolo ^a   Umari, Marzia ^a   Tacconi, Leonello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc surgery; Sitting position; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY; MALE; MICTURITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; SMALL DURAL TEAR; SPINE SURGERY; STANDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; DISKECTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049482520     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.04.031     Document Type: Article

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