Inadequate Epidural Analgesia in a Parturient with Scoliosis Treated using the 60° Head-up Position and Additional Administration of Epidural Saline with a Local Anesthetic: A Case Report

Chun-Chang Yeh, Chen-Hwan Cherng, Cheng-Chang Chang, Chih-Shung Wang and Shinn-Long Lin^*

Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan

^*Corresponding Author: Shinn-Long Lin, Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Tel: +886 2 87923311 Email:

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