How to Perform Spinal Anesthesia

We demonstrate the relevant anatomy and steps for performing a spinal anesthetic.
Procedure performed by Meghan Pattavina, CRNA.
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Equipment:
Smiths Medical Spinal Kit (Ref A2311-25)
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Graphics support by Body Scientific International and Elle Kaplan, MD.
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Disclaimer:
Invasive medical procedures can result in harm to patients and practitioners and should be performed only by qualified medical professionals. This video is intended solely for informational purposes and to supplement, not replace, proper training and supervision by qualified instructors.
Viewers are advised to check the most current information provided by the manufacturer for every device being used, and to verify the indications, contraindications and proper procedural technique. The dose, method of administration, and contraindications for any administered drug should be confirmed before use.
The authors of the video do not assume any liability for any injury or damage to any person or property arising from the use of this video.

[@mariet14]

Watching this makes my back throb. I had a c section 3 weeks ago and sometimes still feel the pain in my back.

[@thaliaperez2656]

Did you get muscle spasms?? I get them and I had my baby a month ago via c section as well

[@ayx522]

Completely agree. I had 3 failed spinal blocks with mine too, extremely rare but it happened 😅

[@jyotiprava1966]

Take cofee 2 Or 3 times per day for a week. It will reduce the effect of anesthesia ok

[@JayK_Nambi]

If you still feel it then the anesthesia doctor didn't do a good job of injecting you. 😢

[@FackeYu]

stfu with your magical crystal healing level nonsense recommendation, bozo

[@natepulliam9191]

Had it done twice for both hip replacements. Virtually painless.

[@keziahbowen3650]

I have to get a core decompression on my hip done in a few weeks. I just want to know if I will actually still be awake for the surgery. Keep in mind I'm 13 the only part I'm scared of is the spinal anesthesia I'm scared I won't get numbed up for it or if it will hurt.

[@natepulliam9191]

@keziahbowen3650 Get the spinal. It's virtually pain free just a little uncomfortable. Yes they will put you to sleep. The best part is they do not have to incubate you so when you are done you wake up with no hangover from the anesthesia. No sore throat.

[@natepulliam9191]

@keziahbowen3650 when they give you the spinal within a minute everything from your waist down will go numb. You will not be able to move your legs the doctor will move you. After my hip replacement it took about 2 hours for me to feel my legs again.

[@natepulliam9191]

@@keziahbowen3650 let me know how it goes

[@natepulliam9191]

@@keziahbowen3650 How did it go?

[@Nidhi-jb6zp]

I had to undergo through it 3 times, as i got 3 anesthesia for 1 surgery bealcause of 2 spinal failure, even third one didn't work on me .At last they gave me general anesthesia.And now suffering from severe back pain 😢😢

[@stum5033]

Nice succinct video. Thanks

[@lesleytapia1814]

I got this done for a plastic surgery procedure, it hurt more than my recovery. I never want to experience this ever again. It hurt SO bad 😩

[@monikam3503]

But I didn't feel the pain at all , my doctor was so good at that

[@alexisdior90]

So many critics in the comments 🙄….It was done correctly

[@whitneylarratt-smith8499]

I had a C section and I barely felt my spinal… can’t believe this is what they do

[@Drmalhi-gs8im]

Because u got best anesthesia doctor

[@mmanu71]

@@Drmalhi-gs8im or CRNA 😊

[@beautifullyfatal6430]

I didn’t feel mine either!

[@monikam3503]

This happened with me too , nothing wrong in it, your doctor must be a good practitioner

[@ashishmohan4967]

You should always aspirate the syringe before infiltrating the local anaesthetic to prevent inadvertent intravenous administration.

[@PracticalAnesthesiaTechniques]

What is the concern with inadvertent intravenous administration?

[@helpinghand8941]

I'm so proud of my wife. Iloveyouhoney!

[@krm419]

is she the patient in the video?

[@cooktogether9911]

Thanks for sharing

[@estelleadamski308]

I had 2 c-sections w/a spinal anesthesia and hated it. I had a THR 4 yrs. ago when the anesthesiologist came into my room to tell me he prefered to do a spinal on these types of hip surgeries I was shocked as in the classes you go to before the surgery never mention a spinal at all. I simply refused to have one. I could tell the DR was NOT happy at all. He acted like I was making a big mistake. I had General Anesthesia and was just fine. I'm facing knee surgery soon as I know it will be the same attitude as before. I won't have a spinal and that is that!

[@monikam3503]

I had my knee surgery today and I didn't feel any kind of pain with spinal anaesthesia, they applied a gell that doesn't make any pain to me , now I'm watching this video and shocked y didn't I get any pain through this😂

[@estelleadamski308]

@@monikam3503 What did U have done? Does it hurt now? I'm having a partial meniscectomy on Nov 22. My surgeon said NO spinal just General Anesthesia. I'm glad I would've refused it again.

[@monikam3503]

@@estelleadamski308 actually spinal anaesthesia usually conducted for lower abdominal or lower part surgeries, general anesthesia is for all types of major surgeries, my doctor asked me for general but I drank a sip of watering before surgery so they didn't give me general they had to give me spinal anaesthesia, this was my mistake only

[@monikam3503]

General anesthesia is safer as it has no side effects afterwards

[@estelleadamski308]

@@monikam3503 How is UR surgery doing now? Still no pain? Do you have a brace? On crutches? I have an upper GI today and no food for 12 hrs, but, It will be 16 hrs for me. Also will have an esophagram. Yes, I had a c-section delayed b/c I had tea. Hope UR doing well I will never have another spinal.

[@christineheadley]

A Spinal is the best way to go, in my opinion. I've had almost everything in the way of Anesthesia. I despise General Except for TIVA (Total IntraVenous Anesthesia). GA, except for TIVA uses too many chemicals. Level 4 and you in an induced coma and are next to dead, being kept alive by a ventilator. For some surgeries such as Open Heart, GA Level 4 is unavoidable. Stay healthy and hopefully you won't need surgery.

[@feruzredi9755]

Try to clean the skin from inside out circumferentially

[@PracticalAnesthesiaTechniques]

We use ChloraPrep which has manufacturer recommendations for back and forth scrubbing.

[@nargisjafari-f3l]

❤👏👏

[@jessetanko1973]

I thought when cleaning outwardly you do not go back

[@PracticalAnesthesiaTechniques]

Perhaps true for iodine but manufacturer recommendations for Chloraprep are back and forth scrubbing

[@jessetanko1973]

Ok thanks

[@raman0ric]

Worst type of painting practice I have ever seen.