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Dose-to-block Level Relation in Single Shot Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section.

Sponsor: Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education

Summary

The study is designed to support or deny relation between the dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine given intrathecally and extent of spinal block level. There is ongoing debate whether anesthetists should adjust the dose in the range of conventional doses in order to achieve appropriate coverage of anesthesia which would be suitable for cesarean section. Two strategies are predominantly used: low dose strategy, which is focused on safety, and conventional dose approach, which is more effective in terms of success of anesthesia, with markedly higher rate of spinal block - related complications. It is hypothesized that there may be no relation between block level and the dose if conventional doses are used. For that purpose anesthetic charts of cesarean sections will be reviewed to gather information on the doses of anesthetic used and the level of spinal block they produced.

Official title: Number of Dermatomes Blocked by Conventional Dose Single Shot Spinal Anaesthesia for Cesarean Section May Not be Related to Hyperbaric Bupivacaine Dose - a Retrospective Analysis.

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