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Neuraxial Block: Spinal and Combined Spinal Epidural

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Combined spinal epidural is an anesthetic technique for a wide range of surgeries and for pain management. This chapter focus on the indications, technique, medications for and possible complications of combined spinal epidural anesthesia.

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  1. Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Glenn Mann

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Naum Shaparin

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Ratan K. Banik

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Mann, G., Shaparin, N. (2022). Neuraxial Block: Spinal and Combined Spinal Epidural. In: Banik, R.K. (eds) Anesthesiology In-Training Exam Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87266-3_14

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