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Continuous spinal anaesthesia in acute respiratory failure. 1993

D Grace, and D A Orr

Department of Anaesthetics, Craigavon Area Hospital, Co Armagh, N. Ireland.

A patient with an obstructed femoral hernia and intercurrent respiratory failure was successfully anaesthetised with a continuous spinal technique. The technique provided excellent intra-operative anaesthesia and early postoperative analgesia, whilst avoiding further respiratory compromise. Disconnection of the catheter hub from the catheter prevented prolonged provision of postoperative analgesia by this route. Fixing of both the catheter and the hub to the patient are advocated to avoid this problem.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012131	Respiratory Insufficiency	Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Respiratory Depression,Respiratory Failure,Ventilatory Depression,Depressions, Ventilatory,Failure, Hypercapnic Respiratory,Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory,Failure, Respiratory,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failures,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failures,Respiratory Failure, Hypercapnic,Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemic,Respiratory Failures
D005260	Female		Females
D006550	Hernia, Femoral	A groin hernia occurring inferior to the inguinal ligament and medial to the FEMORAL VEIN and FEMORAL ARTERY. The femoral hernia sac has a small neck but may enlarge considerably when it enters the subcutaneous tissue of the thigh. It is caused by defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL.	Femoral Hernia,Femoral Hernias,Hernias, Femoral
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208	Acute Disease	Disease having a short and relatively severe course.	Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000775	Anesthesia, Spinal	Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected directly into the spinal cord.	Anesthesias, Spinal,Spinal Anesthesia,Spinal Anesthesias