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Microdiscectomy - Posterior Lumbar

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Prone, arms extended and flexed (superman)
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Maintenance Paralytic : Ask surgeon

Anesthetic Approaches

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The Surgery

Microdiscectomies are "minimally invasive" versions of the typical discectomy. Traditional discectomies result in comparably more tissue and nerve damage than microdiscectomies. Microdiscectomies...

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