title: [Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia. A review of the method].
abstract: Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia (CSE) offers the fast and profound neural blockade of spinal anaesthesia, but provides the possibilities of extension of the block and post-operative pain control. On the basis of a historical review, the advantages and drawbacks of CSE are discussed, and purpose-designed needles (Eldor 1 and 2, E-SP, T-A, Braun, Mediziv) are described. The dosage problems inherent in the technique and a possible solution to the "test dose" question are described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CSE is a valuable alternative to established regional anaesthetic techniques. The Mediziv needle offers several advantages, but a comparative study of the different needle types is needed.
authors.affiliation: Arhus Amtssygehus, anaestesiologisk afdeling.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juelsgaard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Felsby
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Kombineret spinal og epidural anaestesi. En metodeoversigt.