Conclusions
paresthesia, ’ back skin
PARESTHESIA, DECUBITUS, COMPLICATION
In conclusion, neither the success nor the complication of CSEA in lateral decubitus position during residents’ training affected by the operating table height. However, paresthesia was more likely to occur on the left side when a stiff catheter was inserted into the epidural space with the table height is not above the residents’ xiphoid process. It may be helpful to suggest the residents to adjust the angle between the patients’ back skin and the needle to 90°by lowering their bodies to reduce the disturb of vision. It may be better to keep the table height at which the needle insertion point was level with the residents’ lowest rib margin. It was not just preferred by most of residents but also better for their training of performing epidural anesthesia.