BACKGROUND Continuous spinal anesthesia is a very reliable and versatile technique for providing effective anesthesia and analgesia. However, the incidence of possible complications, including postdural puncture headache or neurological impairment, remains controversial. Therefore, the aim of the present retrospective study was to analyze a large number of patients for the incidence of adverse ...

BACKGROUND There is a considerable rate of fertility failure and this causes a great burden of untoward effects for patients. Usually a considerable number of these patients undergo anesthesia for their treatment. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to compare the effects of general and spinal anesthesia on these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a randomized clinical trial, after taking inf...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to determine the significance of spinal anesthesia in the suppression of the metabolic, hormonal, and hemodynamic response to surgical stress in elective surgical patients compared to general anesthesia. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was clinical, prospective, and controlled and it involved 2 groups of patients (the spinal and the general anesthesia group)...

The goal of this study was to determine the incidence and severity of neurologic complications after spinal anesthesia and to examine the factors contributing to these complications. Early and late effects of 10,098 spinal anesthetics were analyzed in 8,460 patients treated at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania between 1948 and 1951. The comparison groups were comprised of 1,000 pat...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Unilateral spinal anesthesia may be advantageous, especially for outpatient procedures. Low anesthetic doses, pencil point or cutting point needles, slow injection rate and the lateral position have been reported as helping unilateral spinal anesthesia technique. This longitudinal study aimed at investigating the depth of unilateral spinal anesthesia with 5 mg of 0.5% ...

 ABSTRACT Background: Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section is associated with a high incidence of hypotension. The synergism between intrathecal opioids and local anesthetics may make it possible to achieve reliable spinal anesthesia with minimal hypotension using a minidose of local anesthetic. Methods: Forty-four preeclamptic parturients undergoing cesarean section were randomized in two gr...

INTRODUCTION Neurological complications due to spinal anesthesia are dysesthesia, paresthesia, cauda equina syndrome, and neuropathic joint. However, neurological complications are rare. We report a case of neuropathic joint of knee as a complication of syrinx following postspinal anesthesia. CASE REPORT A 33-year-old female came with complaints of pain and instability of her left knee and le...

Spinal anesthesia is widely used for many obstetric, gynecological, orthopedic, and urological operations. Subdural hematomas may occur after trauma and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a benign condition and the most frequent complication of spinal anesthesia. The high rate of headache after spinal anesthesia may mask or delay the di...