SPINAL ANALGESIA, WITH SACRAL ESCAPE *

Spinal analgesia, with sacral escape.

I N the ordinary type of spinal analgesia, whether induced by hypo, hyper, or isobaric solution, the result is a complete paralysis of all sensory and motor nerves from the toes right up to the segment desired. Hence in an abdominal operation, besides the abdominal area all the lumbar and sacral nerves get paralysed. It seems sometimes unnecessary that all the lumbar and sacral nerves be involv...

Ultrasound Evaluation of Spinal Cord in Newborns with Sacral Pit

Background: Sacral pit is a shallow or deep dimple in the lower sacral region, with a reported prevalence of 3-5% among newborns. The aim of the present study was to investigate spinal cord abnormalities in newborns with sacral pit via ultrasound examinations. Methods: In this descriptive study, 3071 infants born at 34-42 weeks of gestation were studied in hospitals affiliated to Islamic Azad U...

Postoperative spinal analgesia with morphine.

Patients with pain after operation received morphine hydrochloride intrathecally in doses of 0.02 mg kg-1 (n = 30) and 0.2 mg kg-1 (n = 30). The high-dose group showed slightly longer-lasting and more potent analgesia than the low-dose group. Sedation, decreases in heart rate and systolic arterial pressure, oliguria, nausea and urinary retention were more frequent in the high-dose group. Two pa...

Spinal Analgesia

cause was obvious. I failed to get the C. S. fluid to run out rapidly. It came out in very slow drops. I ought to have made a fresh puncture, but wished to try if it were possible to get analgesia under such conditions. Case 17 might be regarded as a failure, but in this case the man confessed next day he never felt any pain, and made a fuss merely because he had not got "gas" to inhale and dre...

Spinal Analgesia