Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access

Department of Anaesthesiology, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Current Indications of Spinal Anaesthesia: A Short Communication
  Author(s): Senthil Kumar*, Bala Venkata Subramanian and Vinoth Kumar
  
  Spinal anaesthesia is a widely used regional anaesthesia technique that has been practiced for over a century. It has evolved and developed over time. This technique is learned early during training and is relatively easy to master. This article aims to highlight the current indications for spinal anaesthesia and discuss its various benefits and applications. The article begins by providing an overview of the history of spinal anaesthesia, mentioning its introduction by August Bier. It emphasizes that spinal anaesthesia is commonly performed for surgeries below the umbilicus and is the technique of choice in resource-poor developing countries... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.23.14.1108

  Abstract HTML PDF