spinal anesthesia
Lumbar injection numbness
Spinal anesthesia is the injection of anesthetic into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord, numbing the lower body while the patient remains conscious.
It's commonly used for cesarean sections, hip replacements, and other surgeries below the waist: She opted for spinal anesthesia so she could be awake for the birth.
- nerve blockInjection numbing specific area
- backReverse side; support
- sitting positionHow one sits
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
labor and delivery · surgical procedure · tetracaine · dermatome · saddle · numbness · spinal cord · hypotension · needle · sterile technique · operating · drape · catheter · informed consent · sensory neurons · loss of sensation · paralysis · tingling