Subdural injection: what's the gold standard?
Subdural injection: what's the gold standard?
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硬膜下注射:金标准是什么?
DOI:
10.1097/aap.0b013e31819268a0
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Mark,Leighton
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作者:
Hogan,QuinnH;Mark,Leighton
Epidural anesthesia is an act of faith. We insert the epidural needle, typically without radiological guidance, to a depth that is determined by inferred rather than directly witnessed endpoints. A catheter is passed that cannot be steered but can only be controlled by the single parameter of how far it is advanced. The distribution of the injected solution is likewise not under direct control except by the single parameter of how much is injected. In addition to these considerations, the contents of the epidural space are highly heterogenous, 1, 2 so it is understandable that the anesthetic effect is variable. Possibilities include excessive or inadequate anesthetic spread, brief anesthetic duration, excessive hemodynamic changes, and variable motor block. When the actual events in a particular case fall outside the range of expected possibilities, a good clinician will ponder the pathophysiological options.One anatomic explanation for aberrant responses to intended epidural anesthesia is delivery of the solution mistakenly into the subdural space. Unlike the stiff tissue present in fixed specimens, the natural arachnoid membrane is an insubstantial and elastic film that radiologists are taught to puncture cleanly by employing a twisting motion of the needle. This yielding consistency accounts for events in which the dura is cleanly penetrated but the arachnoid is not. Although it is unknown how often needle tips or catheters end up in this space, it is highly likely that some do. When witnessed during fluoroscopy for myelography, solution injected into this plane spreads in a laminar fashion, typically with a greater longitudinal extent than would occur in the epidural space with a similar volume. Since the layered solution is also closely applied to the subarachnoid space, it can be expected that clinical events may differ substantially from those in a customary epidural anesthetic.