Table 1.
#Number | Age | Surgery | Indication | Technique | Level | Needle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1[10] | 54 | Abdominal surgery | PO analgesia | Epidural | Thoracic | N |
#2[11] | 74 | Abdominal surgery | PO analgesia | Epidural | T9-T10 | 18 G-Tuohy |
#3[12] | 64 | Inguinal herniorrhaphy | Anesthesia | Spinal | Lumbar | 22 G-Quincke |
#4[13] | 46 | Gynecologic surgery | PO analgesia | Epidural | T7-T8 | 16 G-Tuohy |
#5[14] | 89 | Abdominal surgery | PO analgesia | Epidural | T8-T9 | N |
#6[15] | 70 | - | Steroid injection | Epidural | L1-L2 | 22 G-Tuohy |
#7[16] | 28 | - | Steroid injection | Epidural | Cervical | N |
#8[17] | 31 | Cesarean delivery | Anesthesia | Spinal | L3-L4 | 26 G-Quincke |
#9[18] | 75 | - | PRS | Epidural | Sacral | 22G |
#10[19] | 56 | Orthopedic surgery | Anesthesia | Spinal | L3-L4 | 23 G-Quincke |
#11[20] | 81 | - | Steroid injection | Epidural | L4-L5 | 22 G-Tuohy |
#12[21] | 30 | - | Blood patch | Epidural | L5-S1 | N |
#13 [22] | 35 | Labor | Analgesia | Epidural | L2 | 18 G-Tuohy |
#14[23] | 59 | Vascular surgery | PO analgesia | Epidural | N | N |
#15[24] | 59 | Orthopedic surgery | Anesthesia | Spinal | L3-L4 | 23 G-Quincke |
#16[25] | 31 | Labor | Analgesia | Epidural | N | 17 G-Tuohy |
#17[26] | 69 | Aortic aneurysm | Anesthesia | Spinal | L3-L4 | 27 G-Quincke |
#18[27] | 64 | - | IL Steroid injection | Epidural | C7-T1 | 20 G-Tuohy |
PO: post-operative; IL: interlaminar; N: not clearly stated; G: gauge; PRS: pulsed radiofrequency stimulation