RT Book, Section
A1 Mulroy, Michael F.
A1 Salinas, Francis V.
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 3507641
T1 Chapter 63. Neuraxial Anesthesia in Outpatients
T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449069
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3507641
RD 2024/04/20
AB Since  the  first  description  of  subarachnoid  anesthesia  by  Bier,  it  has  remained  the  simplest  and  most  effective  technique  of  regional  anesthesia.  The  use  of  neuraxial  techniques  in  outpatients  has  been  a  more  recent  development,  awaiting  ready  availability  of  newer  needles  that  reduced  the  side  effect  of  postdural  puncture  headache  to  an  acceptable  level  in  the  ambulatory  setting.  The  last  10  years  have  seen  a  dramatic  increase  in  the  use  of  these  techniques  in  outpatients,  for  several  reasons.