Open AccessComparison between position change after low-dose spinal anesthesia and higher dose with sitting position in elderly patients: Block characteristics, hemodynamic changes, and complications
Author(s) -
Mohammed Awad Alsaeid,
Atef Mohammed Sayed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_101_19
Subject(s) - sitting , hemodynamics , medicine , anesthesia , position (finance) , spinal anesthesia , business , pathology , finance
Large numbers of patients are presenting for surgeries with aging-related pre-existing conditions that make them at higher risks of adverse outcomes. Hemodynamic instability due to high sympathetic nerve block largely limits the use of conventional dose spinal anesthesia in high risk elderly patients.