Spinal C Section
One problem with an epidural or.
Spinal c section. A cesarean section or c section is the surgical delivery of a baby. The spinal block is an injection of anaesthetic directly into the spinal fluid which quickly and effectively blocks the pain for a few hours. Your health care provider might ask you to shower with an antiseptic soap the night before and the.
A spinal block is different from a spinal epidural. Spinal anesthesia recently has gained popularity for elective cesarean section our anesthesia service changed from epidural to spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section in 1991. What you can expect before the procedure.
In an emergency or when bleeding occurs general anesthesia may be necessary. Something else that you need to know about getting a spinal block during a c section is that unlike an epidural it lasts only a finite amount of time so if you ve had a previous birth and you can. It involves one incision in the mother s abdomen and another in the uterus.
Side effects of a spinal block for a c section mild respiratory and circulatory depression. In some cases the medication used to induce spinal anesthesia travels. Spinal anesthesia has the advantages of being easy to perform requiring less time and being more reliable than epidural analgesia.
Back aches related to spinal anesthesia may result from tissue trauma during insertion of the spinal needle. A c section includes an abdominal incision and a uterine incision. If you already have an epidural catheter in place during labor and then require a c section your.
Spinal blocks work faster whereas it can take up to 20 minutes for an epidural to numb the abdomen so the method of delivery can influence which type was used. The primary disadvantage is the potential for severe hypotension consider prehydration with 20 cc kg proper positioning and keeping phenylephrine and epinephrine on hand. A spinal block is a type of regional anaesthetic that is injected directly into the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the nerves and spinal cord.