Spinal Anesthesia for a Venous closure procedure?
I have had one venous closure procedure done already...under sedation, my airway collapsed and I have to be intubated. For the 2nd leg, they are suggesting Spinal anesthesia...My question is...will I have to be catherterized and how long will I stay numb after the 20 minute procedure?
Are there more risks involved when doing spinal anesthesia on an obese lenient?
Answers: No need for a catheter for such a quick procedure.
How long you stay numb depends on the drug that is put within the spinal. We have drugs that last 45 minutes (lidocaine) up to many, plentiful hours. The most common drug we use is bupivicaine, which lasts about 2 hours.
The risks of doing ANY brand of anesthesia are higher in an obese patient than surrounded by a skinny one. Spinal anesthesia is actually safer in obese people than common is. It may be technically difficult to get the needle in the right place, but once the block is surrounded by, you're golden! We're used to people of all sizes, and have tricks for finding where on earth we need to go.
Hint: You'll bend better and open up the spaces between the bones contained by your back if you put your feet on a stool while the spinal is being put within. So many people don't do this simple thing that help so much.
Good luck!
It is not usual practice to catheterize all patients undergoing surgery under spinal A. In my experience, females hold less chances of urinary retention as compared to old males who might be have an enlarged prostate. In such patients surgeon & anesthetist may choose to catheterize without waiting for retention to develop.
Usually bupivacaine is used for spinal anesth, it works for anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Procedure itself is a bit difficult technically in an obese patient, but I am sure an expert will do that minus problem.
Hope it helps.
All the best for your surgery!
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Are there more risks involved when doing spinal anesthesia on an obese lenient?
Answers: No need for a catheter for such a quick procedure.
How long you stay numb depends on the drug that is put within the spinal. We have drugs that last 45 minutes (lidocaine) up to many, plentiful hours. The most common drug we use is bupivicaine, which lasts about 2 hours.
The risks of doing ANY brand of anesthesia are higher in an obese patient than surrounded by a skinny one. Spinal anesthesia is actually safer in obese people than common is. It may be technically difficult to get the needle in the right place, but once the block is surrounded by, you're golden! We're used to people of all sizes, and have tricks for finding where on earth we need to go.
Hint: You'll bend better and open up the spaces between the bones contained by your back if you put your feet on a stool while the spinal is being put within. So many people don't do this simple thing that help so much.
Good luck!
It is not usual practice to catheterize all patients undergoing surgery under spinal A. In my experience, females hold less chances of urinary retention as compared to old males who might be have an enlarged prostate. In such patients surgeon & anesthetist may choose to catheterize without waiting for retention to develop.
Usually bupivacaine is used for spinal anesth, it works for anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Procedure itself is a bit difficult technically in an obese patient, but I am sure an expert will do that minus problem.
Hope it helps.
All the best for your surgery!
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