Spinal anaesthesia for spinal surgery is becoming increasingly more popular because this
anaesthetic technique allows the patient to self-position and avoid neurological injury that …

Study Objective: To evaluate a large series of elective lumbar spine surgical procedures by
a single surgeon whose patients were all offered spinal anesthesia. Design: Retrospective …

Innovations in technology, equipment, and needle design improved safety and decreased
complication rates from spinal anesthesia. The increased popularity of ambulatory surgical …

Spinal anesthesia is a type of neuraxial anesthesia; local anesthetic (LA) is injected into
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the lumbar spine to anesthetize nerves that exit the spinal cord …

Objectives: Identify the technique of spinal anesthesia. Describe the indications of spinal
anesthesia. Review the complications of spinal anesthesia. Outline the importance of …

Object. Despite a history of safety and efficacy, spinal anesthesia is rarely used in lumbar
surgery. Application of regional anesthetics is widely preferred for lower-extremity surgery …

Study Design. A case-controlled, comparative study of 400 patients undergoing lumbar
surgery, treated with either spinal or general anesthesia. An independent observer analyzed …

Numerous advantages, including a quick start and consistent anesthesia, are provided by
spinal anesthesia, a method often utilized in contemporary medicine for various surgical …

Lumbar spinal surgery is most commonly performed under general anaesthesia. However,
spinal anaesthesia has also been used. We aimed to systematically review the comparative …

Objective To determine outcomes of spinal anesthesia (SA) in high-risk patients undergoing
lumbar spine surgery in whom general anesthesia (GA) was contraindicated. Methods A …