anaesthesia of the lower half of the body produced by injecting an anaesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane surrounding the spinal cord
See also epidural (sense 2)
2. pathology
loss of sensation in some part of the body as the result of injury of the spinal cord
Examples of 'spinal anaesthesia' in a sentence
spinal anaesthesia
All patients received spinal anaesthesia.
Kampitak W, Tanavalee A, Ngarmukos S, Amarase C, Songthamwat B, Boonshua A 2018, 'Comparison of Adductor Canal Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia on PostoperativePain and Functional Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized ControlledTrial', Malaysian Orthopaedic Journalhttp://www.morthoj.org/2018/v12n1/adductor-canal-block.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Spinal anaesthesia was used for surgery.
Krishna Pokharel, T R Rahman, S N Singh, B Bhattarai, N Basnet, S Khaniya 2008, 'The Efficacy and Safety of Low Dose Epidural Butorphanol on Postoperative Analgesiafollowing Cesarean Delivery', Journal of Nepal Medical Associationhttp://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/310. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cardiac arrest associated with spinal anaesthesia has been well researched.
Pranjali Madhav Kurhekar, VSG Yachendra, Simi P Babu, Raghavelu Govindasamy 2014, 'Myocardial stunning after resuscitation from cardiac arrest following spinal anaesthesia',Indian Journal of Anaesthesiahttp://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2014;volume=58;issue=2;spage=196;epage=198;aulast=Kurhekar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
3ml of hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% was used for spinal anaesthesia.
B Shakya, A Chaturvedi, B P Sah 2010, 'Prophylactic low dose ketamine and ondansetron for prevention of shivering duringspinal anaesthesia', Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacologyhttp://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2010;volume=26;issue=4;spage=465;epage=469;aulast=Shakya. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lesion was completely resected under spinal anaesthesia.
Tanvir Ahmed, Faruk Hossain, Mohammad Ershad Ahsan Sohel, Mohammad Al Amin, A.K.M.Khurshidul Alam, A.K.M. Nurul Kabir 2016, 'Male with rhinosporidiosis of urethra: A case report', Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journalhttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/28936. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)