C Section Spinal Anesthesia

While the process can vary depending on why the procedure is being done most c sections involve these steps.

C section spinal anesthesia. Therefore a continuous drip of anaesthesia i e. Spinal anesthesia recently has gained popularity for elective cesarean section our anesthesia service changed from epidural to spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section in 1991. Spinal block is often used as c sections are generally not a long procedure.

General anesthesia is used when your medical history or an emergency dictates that regional anesthesia is too risky or not possible. In general there is not much to worry about spinal anaesthesia. Spinal anesthesia has little effect on ventilation but high spinals can affect abdominal intercostal muscles and the ability to cough.

Examples include an epidural to ease the pain of childbirth or during a cesarean section c section a spinal for hip or knee surgery or an arm block for hand surgery. A tube catheter. This treatment makes you unconscious and insensitive to pain or other stimuli.

To evaluate the significance of this change in terms of time management costs charges and complication rates we retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who had received epidural n 47 or spinal n 47 anesthesia for nonemergent cesarean section. Though i personally have never had a c section i ve done the anesthesia for many as a nurse anesthetist. However if you are concerned talk to your provider to ease your anxiety.

Back aches related to spinal anesthesia may result from tissue trauma during insertion of the spinal needle. If you already have an epidural catheter in place during labor and then require a c section your. The primary disadvantage is the potential for severe hypotension consider prehydration with 20 cc kg proper positioning and keeping phenylephrine and epinephrine on hand.

In an emergency or when bleeding occurs general anesthesia may be necessary. Spinal anesthesia blocks small unmyelinated sympathetic fibers first after which it blocks myelinated sensory and motor fibers. A spinal anesthetic can be given in a variety of settings for a variety of surgeries but here we are discussing it in the context of a cesarean section c section.