Key result
Surgeon-performed caudal anesthesia for anorectal surgery achieved an overall success rate of 72.2%, which improved over 3 years, with a morbidity rate of 0.99% and zero mortality.
Why the study?
Can surgeons effectively and safely perform caudal anesthesia for anorectal surgery?
Observational (n=202)
Can surgeons effectively and safely perform caudal anesthesia for anorectal surgery?
Surgeon-performed caudal anesthesia for anorectal surgery is feasible and safe, with success rates improving with experience.
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May support feasibility in anorectal surgery; hypothesis-generating case data leave adoption questions open.
Muhammed Hassen Jaffar Al-sa'adi (2018) conducted an observational in Surgical anorectal diseases (n=202). Surgeon-performed caudal anesthesia was evaluated on Success rate of caudal anesthesia. Surgeon-performed caudal anesthesia for anorectal surgery achieved an overall success rate of 72.2%, which improved over 3 years, with a morbidity rate of 0.99% and zero mortality.
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