When one trains to become a physician, there is a first time for everything - the first scary day in anatomy lab, the first physical exam, the first IV. My most memorable first was the time I poked a ...

The largest ever prospective study into the major complications of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics concludes that previous studies have over-estimated the risks of severe complications of these ...

Q I am going to have an operation on my right hip, and my doctor spoke to me about spinal anaesthetic. What is the difference between a general and a spinal anaesthetic? A A general anaesthetic is ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wenzel Spine, Inc., a medical technology company focused on providing minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, today ...

Background: Paralysis of abducens nerve is a very rare complication of lumbar puncture, which is a common procedure most often used for diagnostic and anesthetic purposes. Case Report: A 38-year-old ...

The advantages of a spinal anaesthetic over a general one are that there is a lower risk of infection after surgery, less effect on the lungs and breathing, good pain relief immediately after surgery, ...