title: [Catheterized peridural anesthesia as a procedure for intra- and postoperative pain therapy in chemonucleolysis].
abstract: In 13 patients scheduled for intradiscal therapy with chymopapain we performed continuous lumbar epidural anaesthesia as a method of intra- and postoperative pain relief. In all patients epidural anaesthesia provided a sufficient analgesia by the use of bupivacaine 0.75% intraoperatively. In contrast to chemonucleolysis under general anaesthesia only half of the patients needed postoperative pain therapy, which was achieved by the epidural injection of bupivacaine 0.25%.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002917:Chymopapain / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002917:Chymopapain; D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Die Katheterperidural-anästhesie als Verfahren der intra- und postoperativen Schmerztherapie bei Chemonucleolysen.