Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia
Caudal anesthesia is obtained by placing local anesthetic into the epidural space in the sacral region. This technique is often used for pediatric anesthesia. The details below are intended for the adult population.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728228/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Caudal_Anesthesia.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728228/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Caudal_Anesthesia. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728228/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Caudal_Anesthesia
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728228/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Caudal_Anesthesia.
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