Transvesical Percutaneous Access Allows for Epidural Anesthesia Without Mechanical Ventilation in Single-Port Robotic Radical and Simple Prostatectomy.

Journal: Urology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of epidural anesthesia in patients undergoing transvesical single-port (SP) robotic simple and radical prostatectomy.

Authors

  • Jihad Kaouk
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: kaoukj@ccf.org.
  • Ethan Ferguson
    Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Roxana Ramos-Carpinteyro
    Urology Department, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Jaya Chavali
    Urology Department, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Albert Geskin
    Urology Department, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Kenneth C Cummings
    Department of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave - E31, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
  • Mauricio Perilla
    Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.