title: Spinal epidural anaesthesia. A new combination system.
abstract: We present our experience with a new combined spinal epidural system through which regional anaesthesia was performed in 30 male patients undergoing suprapubic prostatectomy. The technique consists of two needles, a 17 G Tuohy needle with a hole in its distal curve (back eye) and a 29 G spinal needle which is passed through the back eye before being introduced into the subarachnoid space. We found the back eye combined spinal-epidural system effective and simple to use. The Tuohy needle with its back eye did not impede insertion of the epidural catheter and was a suitable introducer for the thin 29 G spinal needle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lifschitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jedeikin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011468:Prostatectomy