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, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728265/all/Perioperative_Hemodynamic_Control___Induced_Hypotension.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728265/all/Perioperative_Hemodynamic_Control___Induced_Hypotension. Accessed July 17, 2025.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728265/all/Perioperative_Hemodynamic_Control___Induced_Hypotension
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Caudal Anesthesia [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728265/all/Perioperative_Hemodynamic_Control___Induced_Hypotension.
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