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Spinal anesthesia or spinal block is the injection given in and around the spine to numb part of your body during surgery. It is the preferred method for anesthesia below the umbilicus and lower extremities.

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Continuous Spinal Anesthesia - Indications, Uses, and Complications

The technique of maintaining spinal anesthesia with small doses of local anesthetic injected intermittently into subarachnoid space through a catheter.

4 min readJanuary 30, 2023

Spinal Anesthesia for Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Careful anesthetic monitoring and management in emergency abdominal surgery are crucial because minor mistakes can increase patient morbidity and death.

4 min readJanuary 30, 2023

Spinal Anesthesia - An Insight

Spinal anesthesia, or spinal block, is a type of regional anesthesia commonly utilized in surgeries below the waist.

4 min readApril 5, 2024

Combined Surgical Epidural Block - Clinical Applications, Techniques, Advantages, and Complications

Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia brings the advantages of both spinal and epidural anesthesia. Read the article to learn more.

4 min readDecember 29, 2023

Single-Shot Spinal Block for Labor Analgesia

Spinal blocks are used in various surgeries for anesthesia and analgesia purposes. This topic presents single-shot spinal block usage for labor analgesia.

4 min readJuly 21, 2023

Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly

Spinal anesthesia delivers anesthesia near the spinal nerves to numb the lower back and legs. This topic explains spinal anesthesia use in elderly patients.

4 min readJune 27, 2023