Incidence and predictors of immediate complications following perioperative non-obstetric epidural punctures

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 2 Logistic regression of level punctured and immediate complications

	Sanguineous puncture (P=0.0054)			Unsuccesful catheter placement (P=0.0024)			Insufficient analgesia (P=0.0001)
Parameter	Odds Ratio	95%-CI		Odds Ratio	95%-CI		Odds Ratio	95%-CI
TH2/3 - TH6/7	0.963	0.442	2.096	1.762	0.340	9.132	1.954	1.326	2.881
TH7/8 - TH8/9	0.862	0.558	1.333	2.887	1.094	7.617	1.696	1.318	2.181
TH11/12 - TH12/L1	1.369	0.886	2.116	1.517	0.495	4.653	1.243	0.936	1.651
L1/2 - L2/3	1.586	1.031	2.440	2.436	0.843	7.037	1.240	0.924	1.663
L3/4 - L5/S1	1.716	1.092	2.696	5.753	2.138	15.478	1.553	1.145	2.105

Reference level for the odds ratio is TH9-11. Odds-Ratio and 95%-Confidence interval are given.

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