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.