Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Jan 1993
Extensive application of epidural anesthesia and analgesia in a university hospital: incidence of complications related to technique.
The authors report the role of epidural anesthesia and analgesia (EAA) and the incidence of epidural puncture-related complications in a university hospital in Japan. ⋯ The incidence of EAA-related complications was greater with lumbar than with thoracic puncture. Four patients had transient neuropathy related to epidural puncture, but no serious neurologic complications occurred.
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Regional anesthesia · Jan 1993
Comment Letter Biography Historical ArticleGaston Labat and the American Board of Anesthesiology.