anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
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spinal anaesthesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spinal, spinal anesthesia |
| Type of | regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia |
| Has types | saddle block anaesthesia, saddle block anesthesia |
Examples of spinal anaesthesia
spinal anaesthesia
Spinal anaesthesia is currently the most effective way of providing pain relief.
From the sciencedaily.com
Popular medical pain control in hospitals include the regional anesthetics epidural blocks, and spinal anaesthesia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, a few studies have exploited the opportunity to sample CSF from persons undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective or emergency surgery.
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In 1898, German surgeon August Bier invented spinal anaesthesia, which involved a small dose of cocaine being injected into the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord.
From the newscientist.com
Indeed, spinal anaesthesia may in fact be the anaesthetic modality of choice for frail older patients, so these studies are often undertaken in highly relevant populations.
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And still the wrong limbs are removed, overdoses in spinal anaesthesia regularly kill or paralyze patients and prescriptions are written to which the patient is documented as lethally allergic.
From the economist.com
