There are three main types of anaesthesia General anaesthesia: the patient is sedated, using either intravenous medications or gaseous substances, and occasionally muscles paralysed, requiring control of breathing by mechanical ventilation Regional anaesthesia: this can be described as central where anaesthetic drugs are administered directly in or around the spinal cord, blocking the nerves of...

background: prolonged qt interval may lead to serious arrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation, hence prevention of the qt-interval prolongation is crucial for physicians. the aim of this study was to assess the influence of intravenous lidocaine on the qtc interval resulting from spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine. methods: in a randomized double blind trial, fifty male patients with mean age ...

OBJECTIVE To describe a patient with an acute fulminant delirium and eventual spinal fluid block secondary to sarcoid meningitis. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Hospital and Neurology Clinic. PATIENT A previously healthy, 24-year-old man. INTERVENTIONS Antimicrobials, corticosteroids, lumbar puncture, myelography, and lymph node biopsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cerebrospinal fluid, clinical...

We describe a patient with a sphenoid sinus tumor who developed loss of vision due to rapid tumor progression necessitating an early delivery of her twin fetuses by cesarean section. The patient had co morbidities and requested to be awake during the surgery, she was managed using a combined spinal epidural anesthesia. The advantages of combined spinal epidural anesthesia as compared to a singl...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To observe the motor and sensorial block characteristics with different dosage of levobupivacaine during spinal block for the patients undergoing day-case knee arthroscopy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Eighty, 80 ASA physical status I-II patients, undergoing day-case knee arthroscopy received 0.5% levobupivacaine; 7.5 mg in Group I, 10 mg in Group II, 12.5 mg in Group III and...

BACKGROUND Maternal hypotension is a common complication after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section (CS). In this study we investigated the role of leg elevation (LE) as a method for prevention of post-spinal hypotension (PSH) for cesarean section. METHODS One hundred and fifty full term parturients scheduled for CS were included in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups: Group...

The aims and objectives of our study is to analyse the time taken by the anaesthetist for induction during general, spinal, combined spinal epidural and ultrasound guided brachial plexus block ,comparing these with benchmark values and find reasons for delay. Present prospective case study aims at measurement of anaesthesia induction times during a period of two months. Overall 231 patients had...

Lumbar plexus block (LPB) is a suitable method for elder patients for lower extremity surgery. Many complications could be seen during LPB, but not as many as central block. In this case report, we aimed to report a total spinal block, an unusual complication. LPB with sciatic block was planned for a male patient, 76 years old, scheduled for total knee replacement due to gonarthrosis. The patie...

BACKGROUND External cephalic version (ECV) is infrequently performed and 98% of breech presenting fetuses are delivered surgically. Neuraxial analgesia can increase the success rate of ECV significantly, potentially reducing cesarean delivery rates for breech presentation. The current study aims to determine whether the additional cost to the hospital of spinal anesthesia for ECV is offset by c...