Key result
Thoracic spinal anesthesia between T8 and T11 resulted in a 5.9% incidence of transient paresthesia with no permanent neurological sequelae observed in 1,406 patients.
Why the study?
Anesthesiologists are reluctant to perform spinal anesthesia at higher levels due to fear of direct spinal cord injury.
Is thoracic spinal anesthesia safe and without neurological sequelae in patients undergoing elective surgery?
Observational (n=1,406)
Yes
Is thoracic spinal anesthesia safe and without neurological sequelae in patients undergoing elective surgery?
Thoracic spinal anesthesia is a feasible and safe technique with a low incidence of transient paresthesia and no permanent neurological sequelae.
Introduction: Most anesthesiologists use the thoracic epidural, with a 0.75% incidence of accidental perforation. However, they are reluctant to consider higher levels for spinal anesthesia because of the possibility of direct spinal cord injury. The main objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the incidence of paresthesia and neurological complications, as well as cardiocirculatory changes after thoracic spinal anesthesia.
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Eduardo et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Surgical patients requiring anesthesia (n=1,406). Thoracic spinal anesthesia was evaluated on Incidence of paresthesia and neurological complications. Thoracic spinal anesthesia between T8 and T11 resulted in a 5.9% incidence of transient paresthesia with no permanent neurological sequelae observed in 1,406 patients.
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