spinal anesthesia

Thân thiện

A patient receives spinal anesthesia before surgery.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of regional anesthesia: Spinal anesthesia is a medical procedure that induces a complete loss of sensation (anesthesia) in the lower half of the body. This is achieved by injecting a local anesthetic drug directly into the cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space, which surrounds the spinal cord. It blocks nerve signals from the lower body to the brain.

Usage

• Spinal anesthesia is primarily used for surgical procedures below the waist, such as cesarean sections, hip or knee replacements, and hernia repairs.
• It provides effective pain relief while allowing the patient to remain conscious.
• The effect is temporary, lasting for a specific duration determined by the type and dose of anesthetic used.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient received spinal anesthesia for the prostate surgery.
  • Spinal anesthesia is often preferred for lower abdominal operations.
  • A common side effect of spinal anesthesia is a headache.

Advanced Usage

• "to administer spinal anesthesia": to perform the procedure of giving the anesthetic injection.
  • The anesthesiologist will administer spinal anesthesia before the operation begins.
• "under spinal anesthesia": describes the state of a patient during the procedure.
  • The surgery was performed while the patient was under spinal anesthesia.

Variants and Related Words

• Spinal block (n): A common synonym for spinal anesthesia.
  • The doctor decided a spinal block was the best option.
• Subarachnoid block (n): A more technical term referring to the specific anatomical site of the injection.
• Epidural anesthesia (n): A related but different technique where anesthetic is injected into the epidural space outside the dura mater, often used for pain relief during childbirth.

Synonyms

• Spinal block
• Subarachnoid block

Related Phrases

• Regional anesthesia: The broader category of anesthesia that numbs a specific part of the body, which includes spinal anesthesia.
• Neuraxial anesthesia: An umbrella term for anesthesia involving the spinal canal, encompassing both spinal and epidural techniques.

Học thuật

Noun

1. anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spinal anaesthesia
• spinal