Open AccessHypnosis for Monitoring Intraoperative Spinal Cord Function
Author(s) -
Alvin H. Crawford,
Clyde W. Jones,
Jerry A. Perisho,
John A. Herring
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197601000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , hypnosis , anesthesia , spinal cord , anesthetic , anesthetic agent , scoliosis , surgery , spinal anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
In such procedures as the Harrington operation for idiopathic scoliosis, evaluation of spinal cord function is advisable immediately after the back is straightened. The authors have used hypnosis for this procedure, as an adjunct to anesthetic management. Patients are awakened on the table, given lower extremity tests, and are then reanesthetized. The incidence of postoperative pain and other discomfort is also reduced by hypnosis.