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Risk of rectal puncture due to needle entry into the presacral space: Importance of measuring the distance between the rectum and sacrococcyx, and the thickness of the sacrococcyx

During ganglion impar block, the needle may approach the presacral space and the sacrum may be penetrated during caudal anesthesia. Because the rectum is in front of the sacrococcyx and is thus at risk for puncture, it is important to determine the distance between the sacrococcyx and rectum, as wel...

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Autores principales: Kwon, Young Suk, Lee, Narea, Lee, Ho Seok, Youn, Eun Ji, Lee, Soo Kyung, Kim, Youngmi, Lee, Jae Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7360314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32664091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000020935