Table 4.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 12 Patients with Epidural Anesthesia
Bromage scale, 0: able to lift extended leg, 1: just able to flex knees, full ankle movement, 2: no knee movement, some ankle movement, 3: complete paralysis. Anesthetic sensory level and Bromage scale were checked 30 minutes after epidural injection by pinprick test. LA: local anesthetic solution injected to epidural space (all solution included with fentanyl 50 µg), RSCO: risk score for conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy, NC: not checked, F: female, M: male, G/A: genaral anesthesia. *Grade of referred pain, 0: none, 1: mild, no additional analgesics needed, 2: moderate, additional analgesics needed, 3: severe, not controlled by analgesics.
