Spinal anaesthesia

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Info bulb.pngFirst performed by Bier in 1898.[1][2]

Lumbar puncture, followed by injection of local anaesthetic and sometimes opioid into the CSF space in order to induce sensory blockade of the torso and lower half of the body.

References

  1. ↑ Bier A. Versuche über Cocainisirung des Rückenmarkes. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Chirurgie 1899;51: 361–9
  2. ↑ Maltby JR. Bier's first spinal anesthetic and Veress's needle. Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie. 2001 Oct; 48(9):937-8.
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