Level of spinal anesthesia and tourniquet pain.

Paroxysmal pain during spinal anesthesia

provided the original work is properly cited. CC A 69-year-old female of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status II was admitted for a left total knee replacement. She had injured her left knee with a crump when she had picked up something to her right side 2 months prior. She complained of a limping gait due to a disturbance in walking, with a score of 20 on the visual analog sca...

Prevention of tourniquet pain by spinal isobaric bupivacaine with clonidine.

In order to assess the effect of spinal clonidine on tourniquet pain, 30 patients scheduled to undergo orthopaedic surgery under spinal anaesthesia were allocated randomly to two groups. Patients in group I (n = 15) received 0.5% isobaric bupivacaine 15 mg plus isotonic saline 1 ml. Patients in group II (n = 15) received 0.5% bupivacaine 15 mg plus clonidine 1 ml (150 micrograms). Sensory block...

Comparison of Total Calcium Level during General and Spinal Anesthesia in Gynecologic Abdominal Surgeries

 Background: Calcium (Ca+2) plays an important role in many biophysiological mechanisms .The present study was carried out to assess alterations in total serum calcium level before and after operations in consider to the type of anesthesia. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 74 women who candidate for gynecological abdominal operations during one year at Al-z...

Spinal Anesthesia for Lower Level Spine Surgery

Premedication with gabapentin: the effect on tourniquet pain and quality of intravenous regional anesthesia.

BACKGROUND Gabapentin, an oral non-opioid analgesic, has been used to decrease pain after a variety of surgical procedures. We hypothesized that premedication with gabapentin would minimize tourniquet-related pain in patients receiving IV regional anesthesia (IVRA). METHODS Patients undergoing elective hand surgery with IVRA were randomly assigned to one of two study groups using a double-bli...