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Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia

Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia. Advantages Rapid onset Reliability Less motor block Confirmation of epidural needle position Faster cervical dilation Versus epidural Versus systemic analgesia Disadvantages Opioid-induced pruritus Fetal heart rate effects Untested catheter.

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Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia

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  1. Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia • Advantages • Rapid onset • Reliability • Less motor block • Confirmation of epidural needle position • Faster cervical dilation • Versus epidural • Versus systemic analgesia • Disadvantages • Opioid-induced pruritus • Fetal heart rate effects • Untested catheter Tsen Anesthesiology 1999;91:920–5 Wong N Engl J Med 2005;352:655–65

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