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Effect of spinal flexion and extension in the lateral decubitus position on the unilaterality of spinal anesthesia using hyperbaric bupivacaine

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Many unilateral lower limb orthopedic surgeries are conducted under unilateral spinal anesthesia with full flexion of spine and immediate extension after local anesthetic administration into the subarachnoid space. Studies have shown that extension of the spine in lateral decubi...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Shrinivas, Gurudatt, C. L., Prakash, Deepika, Mathew, Jincy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774235
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_99_17