Spinal anesthesia. J. Ducuing (Presse méd., 1927, No. 77)

Since 1908 the author has performed 6000 lumbar anesthesias. On the basis of his experience he establishes the following contraindications to the latter: 1) age under 15 and over 70 years old; 2) short-term operations, or those which can be done under local anesthesia; 3) former or present nervous system disorders; 4) low blood pressure (from this point of view spinal anesthesia is contraindicated in bleeding, general peritonitis, shock and infections). The author also does not use it in breast surgeries.