None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure/Surgery : Patients undergoing elective anal surgery with regional anesthesia are divided into three groups to receive saddle, lumbar epidural, or caudal block. In all patients, the anal mano
AstraZeneca, Södertälje, Sweden) was administered. The patient remained in the sitting position for 4 minutes after local anesthetics injection. Subsequently, the patient was moved to the supine posit
B. Braun, Melsungen, Germany) with its bevel facing caudad via the midline approach using the loss-of-resistance-to-air technique. Then a 22-gauge multi-orifice catheter was placed 3 cm into the epidu
Sponsors
Kangwon National University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II who were scheduled for elective anal surgery with the regional anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were a known allergy to local anesthetics, the presence of a neuromuscular disorder, general contraindications to regional anesthesia, and morbid obesity (body mass index > 30).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| maximal resting pressure of anal sphincter;maximal squeezing pressure of anal sphincter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| degree of anal sphincter relaxation and easiness of surgical manipulation by surgeon | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
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Kangwon National University
Outcome results
None listed