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. 2021 Oct 23:11:64-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.10.040. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Thoracic epidural anesthesia in congenital heart surgery

Christopher Schmehil  1 , Kyong-Jin Lee  2 , Samuel Casella  1 , Daniel Millan  3
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Thoracic epidural anesthesia in congenital heart surgery

Christopher Schmehil et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Fluoroscopy-guided epidural placement with confirmatory epidurogram.
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Figure 1
Fluoroscopy-guided epidural placement with confirmatory epidurogram.
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Figure 2
After the patient is placed in the prone position, the epidural catheter is advanced through the Tuohy needle and the tip of the catheter can be seen fluoroscopically. Epidurogram is performed to confirm location. The epidural catheter is ideally placed at the T3-T4 spinal level.
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