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Parents Demand and Teenager Refuses Epidural Anesthesia

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Doctors recommend an epidural, and parents agree, but the patient, a teenager, does not want a needle in her back; experts discuss ways to resolve this conflict. A 15-year-old girl… Click to show full abstract

Doctors recommend an epidural, and parents agree, but the patient, a teenager, does not want a needle in her back; experts discuss ways to resolve this conflict. A 15-year-old girl is scheduled to undergo an upper lobectomy to debulk metastatic Ewing sarcoma. The anesthesiologist recommended placement of a thoracic epidural catheter to provide postoperative analgesia. The patient did not want a needle to be placed near her spine. She was terrified that the procedure would be painful and that it might paralyze her. Although the anesthesiologist reassured her that sedation and local anesthesia would make the procedure comfortable, she remained vehemently opposed to the epidural procedure. The parents spoke privately to the anesthesiologist and asked for placement of the epidural after she was asleep. They firmly believed that this would provide optimal postoperative analgesia and thus would be in her best interest. Experts discuss the pros and cons of siding with the patient or parents.

Keywords: refuses epidural; teenager refuses; parents demand; anesthesia; teenager; demand teenager

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2020

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