Spinal anaesthesia
Form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space, generally through a fine needle, usually 9 cm long.
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Cocaine
Tropane alkaloid and stimulant drug obtained primarily from the leaves of two coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.
Tropane alkaloid and stimulant drug obtained primarily from the leaves of two coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.
1898 saw Heinrich Quincke use cocaine for spinal anesthesia.
Surgery
Medical or dental specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function, appearance, or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.
Medical or dental specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function, appearance, or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.
Spinal anesthesia may be used when the surgical site is too large or deep for a local block, but general anesthesia may not be desirable.
Caesarean section
Surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk.
Surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk.
It may be done with a spinal block, where the woman is awake, or under general anesthesia.
James Leonard Corning
American neurologist, mainly known for his early experiments on neuraxial blockade in New York City.
American neurologist, mainly known for his early experiments on neuraxial blockade in New York City.
On August 16, 1898, German surgeon August Bier (1861–1949) performed surgery under spinal anesthesia in Kiel.
Hypotension
Low blood pressure.
Low blood pressure.
Many anesthetic agents and techniques, including spinal anesthesia and most inhalational agents, produce significant vasodilation.
Fentanyl
Powerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.
Powerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.
Fentanyl is sometimes given intrathecally as part of spinal anesthesia or epidurally for epidural anaesthesia and analgesia.
Intrathecal administration
Intrathecal administration is a route of administration for drugs via an injection into the spinal canal, or into the subarachnoid space so that it reaches the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is useful in spinal anesthesia, chemotherapy, or pain management applications.
August Bier
German surgeon.
German surgeon.
He was the first to perform spinal anesthesia and intravenous regional anesthesia.
Post-dural-puncture headache
Complication of puncture of the dura mater (one of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord).
Complication of puncture of the dura mater (one of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord).
PDPH is a common side effect of lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia.