RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epidural block for hemicolectomy in a patient with bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 39
OP 41
VO 54
IS 1
A1 Millar, Ronald A.
A1 Walker, Sheryl
A1 Lavery, Ian
YR 1987
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/1/39.abstract
AB A patient with respiratory function embarrassed by bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery was anesthetized for colectomy with a combined epidural-general technique using controlled ventilation. Spontaneous respiration resumed quickly after surgery, acceptable levels of blood gases were maintained postoperatively, and the overall perioperative course was uneventful.