Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 150-154, October 2011

The epidural trial

  • Hemadevi Chenthilmurugan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Hemadevi Chenthilmurugan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214
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  • Marchyarn Mahathanaruk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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  • Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York

The epidural trial is an integral part of the success of an intrathecal pump treatment. As described in this article, it will allow the practitioner to test for the best site for catheter placement, drugs to combine in the therapeutic regimen, and to get an idea of the doses per day to utilize of each of the drugs to be used. The trial is usually used for 1-2 weeks to allow for enough time to make all the appropriate changes to guarantee a high probability of success with intrathecal therapy.

Keywords:  Epidural trial , Opioids , Bupivacaine , Clonidine , Continuous epidural infusion

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PII: S1084-208X(11)00092-9

doi:10.1053/j.trap.2011.10.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 150-154, October 2011

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