title: Lumbar laminectomy with segmental continuous epidural anesthesia.
abstract: Lumbar laminectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia in the prone position. We report a case of lumbar laminectomy done under segmental continuous epidural anesthesia, so that direct visual intra-operative monitoring of the motor and sensory component of the lower extremities was possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Lakkam Vamsee
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Kusuma Srividhya
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Radhika
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parthasarathy
keywords: Laminectomy; prone position; regional anesthesia; segmental thoracic epidural