Korean J Anesthesiol.  1997 Nov;33(5):970-973. 10.4097/kjae.1997.33.5.970.

Three Cases of Taylor's Approach in Geriatric Patients

• Lim YT
• Jeong YI
• Ha DC
• Jeoung BY

• KMID: 2154497
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1997.33.5.970

Abstract

The Taylor's approach is a special paramedian approach to enter the L5-S1 interspace. The L5-S1 interspace is the largest in vertebral column. This approach is particularly useful when the interspace has been narrowed by pathologic bone destruction such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. Surgery in geriatric patients is associated with a markedly higher incidence of perioperative complication or mortality rate. Optimal anesthetic management of geriatric patients depends on understanding of the normal anatomy and physiologic changes in response to drug in aging. We studied of 3-geriatric patients with Taylor's approach. These patients had problems with respiratory dysfunction and anatomic constraints, which make other approaches unfeasible.

Keyword

Anesthetic techniques, spinal; Taylor's approach; Age factors, elderly patients

MeSH Terms

Aging
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Humans
Incidence
Mortality
Osteoarthritis
Spine