Trans-sacral extradural anesthesia in pediatrics
Busoni, P.
Cahiers d'Anesthesiologie 40(7): 484-486
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-9685 PMID: 1477770 Document Number: 404010
Between 1988 and 1991 1,714 extradural anaesthesias by the transsacral or lumbosacral route have been performed. The anesthetic has always been mepivacaine 1%. Puncture between sacral vertebrae was practiced in 1,308 cases and by the lumbosacral approach in 406. Anaesthesia was for urogenital surgery in the majority of cases but also for orthopedic, abdominal and thoracic surgery. There have been 12 failures (0.7%) and a total of failures and complications was registered numbering 42 or 2.47%. No serious complication occurred.