Journal article
Saddle block analgesia for high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A prospective study
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine effective spinal anesthetic dosing of hyperbaric bupivacaine for patients undergoing high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
METHODS: A total of 199 HDR prostate brachytherapy sessions (n=115 patients) under spinal anesthesia with five doses of hyperbaric bupivacaine were prospectively analyzed. Patients received either 11.25mg (n=40 sessions), 15mg (n=63 sessions), 18mg (n=25 sessions), 18.75mg (n=17 …
Authors
Clarke HA; Tarshis J; Lam-McCulloch J; Kay J
Journal
Brachytherapy, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 335–338
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.brachy.2009.01.005
ISSN
1538-4721