The effects of spinal anesthesia usually last for about 1.5 to 4 hours, depending on the type and amount of anesthetic used. This is generally sufficient to block pain during most surgeries below the waist. If the surgery takes longer, additional measures can be taken to maintain or provide s...
Spinal anesthesia is a common anesthetic used with total knee arthroplasty (TKA); side effects include hypotension and bradycardia, induced by the sympathectomy and the Bezold-Jarisch Reflex (BJR). Peripheral serotonin five-hydroxytriptamine (5-HT3) receptors may play a role in mediating the BJR...
Then spinalanesthesia was performed with the patient lateraldecubitis position, using a 25 G Quincke spinal needle atthe L3-4 intervertebral space. Parameters below were recordedfor each patient: hemodynamic, time to reach tolevel of T12 dermatome, maximum sensory level, motorblock levels and ...
Conclusion Spinal anesthesia among the neuraxial blocks in obstetric patients needs strict dose calculations because minimal dose changes, complications and side effects arise, providing impetus for this study. Here the synergistic, potentiating effect of fentanyl (an opiod) on bupivacaine (a local ...
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spinal anaesthesia,spinal anesthesia regional anaesthesia,regional anesthesia- loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) ...
Drug Design, Development and Therapy Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article ORIGINAL RESEARCH Comparative Dose-Response Study of Phenylephrine Bolus for the Treatment of the First Episode of Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension for Cesarean Delivery in ...
Drug Design, Development and Therapy Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article ORIGINAL RESEARCH Comparative Dose-Response Study of Phenylephrine Bolus for the Treatment of the First Episode of Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension for Cesarean Delivery in ...
Side Effects of Drugs Annual Book series2014, Side Effects of Drugs Annual Rajiv Menon, ... Stephan A. Schug Explore book Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia Nervous system Cauda equina syndrome has been reported after combined spinal epidural anesthesia [7A]. • A 79-year-old man receive...
In a recent study published inChinese Medical Journal, researchers from China have settled the debate on one important aspect of refining the procedure: the choice of drug to counteract the side effects of the spinalanesthesiarequired. C-sections are performed under general anesthesia or spinal anest...