Scientific Reports, 2021 There is still no consensus on how to determine the dose of spinal anaesthesia with adequate sensory block for a planned surgery. This retrospective study aimed to explore the associations of miscellaneous factors with peak sensory block level after ...
Yu-Yin Huang, Kuang-Yi Chang
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The time to perform spinal or general anaesthesia in COVID-19 positive parturients requiring emergency caesarean delivery: a prospective crossover simulation study [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021 Background: Spinal anaesthesia is the commonest performed technique for caesarean deliveries except in the emergency setting where general anaesthesia is preferred due to its rapid onset and predictability.
Marcelo Epsztein Kanczuk +5 more
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COMPARISON OF THE DURATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA BETWEEN UNILATERAL SPINAL ANAESTHESIA AND BILATERAL SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR UNILATERAL LOWER LIMB SURGERY [PDF]
Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017 Despite the advantages of spinal anaesthesia when compared to general anaesthesia, it is associated with complications such as hypotension, bradycardia, shivering and nausea.
Degri Jauro Pobe +4 more
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Approach to failed spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018 Failure of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section may have deleterious consequences for the mother as well as the newborn baby. In this article, we discuss the mechanisms of failure of spinal anaesthesia as well as the approach to a failed block.
Ketan S Parikh, Shwetha Seetharamaiah
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Troubleshooting obstetric spinal anaesthesia at district hospital level [PDF]
South African Family Practice, 2022 Obstetric spinal anaesthesia is routinely used in South African district hospitals for caesarean sections, providing better maternal and neonatal outcomes than general anaesthesia in appropriate patients.
David G. Bishop, Simon P.D.P. le Roux
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Efficacy of Preoperative Pericapsular Nerve Group Block in Patients with Hip Fracture and its Effect on the Success of Spinal Anaesthesia: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and ReanimationObjective: We intended to research the efficacy of pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block performed with preoperative ultrasonography (USG) in patients who underwent hip fracture repair under spinal anaesthesia and whether it affects the success of spinal
Burcu Kaplan +4 more
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South African Family Practice, 2017 Background: The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased in the last three decades, given that it is the recommended anaesthetic of choice for better foetal and maternal outcomes in Caesarean section.
Adeyinka Abiodun Alabi +4 more
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Incidence and factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia among patients undergoing surgery: a multi- center prospective observational study [PDF]
BMC AnesthesiologyBackground Failed spinal anaesthesia causes prolonging of operation time, insufficient analgesia for surgery and needs repeating spinal anaesthesia which in turn causes local anaesthesia toxicity, high spinal and total spinal, and conversion to general ...
Atalay Eshetie Demilie +3 more
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Task-sharing spinal anaesthesia care in three rural Indian hospitals: a non-inferiority randomised controlled clinical trial [PDF]
BMJ Global HealthBackground Task-sharing of spinal anaesthesia care by non-specialist graduate physicians, termed medical officers (MOs), is commonly practised in rural Indian healthcare facilities to mitigate workforce constraints.
Alexander W Peters +21 more
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