Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia with Epidural Volume Extension causes a Higher Level of Block than Single-Shot Spinal Anesthesia

Background and objectives: : We evaluated the effects of epidural injection with levobupivacaine or serum physiologic, epidural volume extension (EVE), when using combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) for cesarean delivery. Methods: One-hundred and thirty-eight patients with a full-term pregnan...

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Main Authors: Canan Salman, Nurten Kayacan, Fatma Ertuğrul, Zekiye Bıgat, Bilge Karslı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000523