Satisfactory spinal anesthesia with a total of 1.5 mg of bupivacaine for transurethral resection of bladder tumor in an elderly patient

Satisfactory spinal anesthesia with a total of 1.5 mg of bupivacaine for transurethral resection of bladder tumor in an elderly patient

Abstract Spinal anesthesia is popular for endoscopic urological surgery. Many patients undergoing urological surgery are elderly. It is important to limit the dose to reduce any resultant hemodynamic effect. We present a case in which incremental administration of 0.1 % bupivacaine up to 1.5 mg was...

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Main Authors: Yoshimichi Namba, Michiaki Yamakage, Yoshinori Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-04-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Spinal anesthesia
Elderly patient
Dilution and incremental administration of local anesthetic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0030-0

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