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Spinal Anesthesia

Known as: spinal anesthetic, Anesthesia, Spinal, Anesthesias, Spinal 
A temporary loss of feeling in the abdomen and/or the lower part of the body. Special drugs called anesthetics are injected into the fluid in the… 
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Anesthesia, Conduction
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2003
2003
Intravenous clonidine prolongs bupivacaine spinal anesthesia
Background:  Prolongation of spinal anesthesia by oral clonidine premedication has been known. We hypothesized that intravenous… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Does Effective Postoperative Pain Management Influence Surgical Morbidity?
It has been assumed that adequate postoperative pain relief will improve outcome from surgery, but several controlled trials have… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
An evaluation of a 30‐gauge needle for spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
A 30‐gauge spinal needle was evaluated for Caesarean section, using a combined epidural/spinal technique, in 50 mothers. Spinal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Spinal Anesthesia in Cesarean Section
The efficacy and safety of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (Sensorcaine, Astra) was evaluated in 22 patients undergoing elective… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Meningitis—A Complication of Spinal Anesthesia
During a five-year period, 17 of 1429 patients admitted with meningitis had had recent spinal anesthesia in Cairo, Egypt. Ten of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Spinal Anaesthesia with Hyperbaric 0.5 % Bupivacaine: Effects of Volume
Different volumes (1.5, 2, 3 and 4 ml) of hyperbaric 0,5% bupivacaine (8% glucose) were compared in spinal anaesthesia for… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Postoperative pain control with intrathecal morphine
A clinical study of the use of intrathecal morphine in two groups of surgical patients, 32 in all, showed that the morphine… 
1981
1981
Fatal Brain Lesion Following Spinal Anaesthesia: Report of a Case
Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid following dural puncture and subsequent downward sagging of the brain have been suggested as a… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The reflex stimulation of catecholamine secretion during the acute stage of myocardial infarction in the dog.
1. The mechanism of catecholamine secretion after coronary occlusion was investigated in open-chest, anaesthetized dogs; the… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The Effect of Nitrous Oxide on Canine Cerebral Metabolism
Cerebral blood flow and arterial–sagittal differences for oxygen have been measured in unpremedicated dogs maintained at, 37.0 C… 
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