Spinal anesthesia

Spinal anesthesia is a clinical procedure and form of neuraxial regional anesthesia rather than an intrinsic disease or pathological condition It involves the direct administration of a local anesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid within the lumbar subarachnoid (intrathecal) space to temporarily interrupt signal conduction along the spinal nerves and nerve roots

Spinal anesthesia is a clinical procedure and form of neuraxial regional anesthesia rather than an intrinsic disease or pathological condition It involves the direct administration of a local anesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid within the lumbar subarachnoid (intrathecal) space to temporarily interrupt signal conduction along the spinal nerves and nerve roots Pathophysiologically, this induces a rapid, reversible sensory, motor, and sympathetic blockade below the dermatomal level of administ...

It involves the direct administration of a local anesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid within the lumbar subarachnoid (intrathecal) space to temporarily interrupt signal conduction along the spinal nerves and nerve roots It is indicated for adult and pediatric surgical patients requiring profound anesthesia, muscle relaxation, or analgesia for operative interventions involving the lower abdomen, pelvis, perineum, or lower extremities

It is indicated for adult and pediatric surgical patients requiring profound anesthesia, muscle relaxation, or analgesia for operative interventions involving the lower abdomen, pelvis, perineum, or lower extremities