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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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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Effect of dexmedetomidine added to spinal bupivacaine for urological procedures.
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine for neuraxial anesthesia. METHODS Sixty-six… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Combined Spinal and General Anesthesia Attenuates Liver Metastasis by Preserving Th1/Th2 Cytokine Balance
Background: Many studies have shown that regional anesthesia improves postoperative outcome and particularly lessens infection by… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Effect of low‐dose dexmedetomidine or clonidine on the characteristics of bupivacaine spinal block
Background:  The purpose of this study was to compare the onset and duration of sensory and motor block, as well as the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chronic pain following Caesarean section
Background:  Chronic postoperative pain is a well‐recognized problem after various types of surgery such as amputation… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Fetal and Maternal Effects of Phenylephrine and Ephedrine during Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
Background In our routine practice, we observed a reduced incidence of fetal acidosis (umbilical artery p H < 7.20) at cesarean… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Minidose Bupivacaine–Fentanyl Spinal Anesthesia for Surgical Repair of Hip Fracture in the Aged
Background Spinal anesthesia for surgical repair of hip fracture in the elderly is associated with a high incidence of… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Transmitters involved in antinociception in the spinal cord
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The Regional Anesthesia “Learning Curve”: What Is the Minimum Number of Epidural and Spinal Blocks to Reach Consistency?
Background and Objectives Wide variability exists in the amount of regional anesthesia practice to which residents are exposed… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Central nervous system plasticity in the tonic pain response to subcutaneous formalin injection
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
THE EFFECT OF CELLS TRANSFERRED INTO THE MOUSE BLASTOCYST ON SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT
Bone marrow cells from CBA T6T6 mice and testicular teratocarcinoma cells from 129 SvSl mice were transferred into blastocysts… 
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