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To evaluate how patient posture during spinal anaesthesia induction influences block unilaterality and recovery profiles in outpatient lower abdominal surgery.

March 1, 2006European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Role of patient posture during puncture on successful unilateral spinal anaesthesia in outpatient lower abdominal surgery

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MMM. Al MalyanKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre CBChiara BecchiAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi SFSilvia FalsiniAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

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Randomized trial demonstrates lateral posture improves unilateral spinal anaesthesia success in hernioplasty, indicating superior procedural efficiency for outpatient surgery.

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To evaluate how patient posture during spinal anaesthesia induction influences block unilaterality and recovery profiles in outpatient lower abdominal surgery.
Randomized trial of 80 ASA I-II patients scheduled for unilateral hernioplasty, assigned to receive spinal injection in either the lateral position with the operative side down (Group 1, n=40) or the sitting position followed by immediate lateral positioning (Group 2, n=40).
All patients received 10 mg of 1% hyperbaric bupivacaine and were maintained for 20 minutes in the lateral position with the operative side down.
Unilateral anaesthesia was achieved in 80% (32/40) of patients in Group 1 compared to 12.5% (5/40) in Group 2.
Readiness for surgery was significantly faster in Group 1 (P < 0.0001), whereas motor block on the non-operative side was significantly stronger in Group 2 (P < 0.0001).
Offset of sensory block occurred faster in Group 1 (P = 0.0001), while offset of motor block was slower in Group 1 (P = 0.0008).

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Malyan et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86ed7dc026610cc182bda7 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265021506000020

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Randomized trial demonstrates lateral posture improves unilateral spinal anaesthesia success in hernioplasty, indicating superior procedural efficiency for outpatient surgery.

Role of patient posture during puncture on successful unilateral spinal anaesthesia in outpatient lower abdominal surgery

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Role of patient posture during puncture on successful unilateral spinal anaesthesia in outpatient lower abdominal surgery

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