5 Questions
What is another name for spinal anaesthesia?
Subarachnoid block
In what surgeries can spinal anaesthesia be used as an alternative to general anesthesia?
Surgeries involving the lower extremities
What does the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space provide?
Locoregional anaesthesia
What type of blockade does the injection of a local anesthetic with or without an opioid into the cerebrospinal fluid provide?
Motor, sensory and autonomic blockade
What does administering analgesics (opioid, alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist) in the cerebrospinal fluid without a local anaesthetic produce?
Locoregional analgesia
Study Notes
Spinal Anaesthesia
- Also known as subarachnoid block or intradural anaesthesia
- Can be used as an alternative to general anaesthesia in surgeries such as:
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Urological surgery
- Obstetric surgery
- Lower abdominal surgery
Effects of Injection into the Subarachnoid Space
- Injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space provides:
- Analgesia
- Anaesthesia
- Injection of a local anaesthetic with or without an opioid into the cerebrospinal fluid provides:
- Spinal blockade
- Administering analgesics (opioid, alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist) in the cerebrospinal fluid without a local anaesthetic produces:
- Analgesia without anaesthesia
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