Spinal

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Test Your Knowledge: newborn spinal cord

Spinal anaesthesia in children: A narrative review

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Why we do what we do: Early stylet removal for lumbar puncture in infants

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Pediatric spinal anesthesia at a tertiary care hospital: Eleven years after

Clonidine prolongs spinal anesthesia in newborns: a prospective dose-ranging study

Abajian JC, Mellish RW, Browne AF, Perkins FM, Lambert DH, Mazuzan JE, Jr. Spinal anesthesia for surgery in the high-risk infant. Anesthesia and analgesia. Mar 1984;63(3):359-62.

The effect of placement and management of intrathecal catheters following accidental dural puncture on the incidence of postdural puncture headache and severity: a retrospective real-world study

Intrathecal opioids for the management of post-operative pain

Ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia in infants: a narrative review

Davidson AJ, Morton NS, Arnup SJ, et al. Apnea after awake regional and general anesthesia in infants: the general anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia study--comparing apnea and neurodevelopmental outcomes, a randomized controlled trial. Anesthesiology. 2015 Jul; 123(1): 38-54. PMID: 26001033

Coté CJ, Zaslavsky A, Downes JJ, et al. Postoperative apnea in former preterm infants after inguinal herniorrhaphy. A combined analysis. Anesthesiology. 1995 Apr; 82(4): 809-22. PMID: 7717551

Krane EJ, Haberkern CM, Jacobson LE. Postoperative apnea, bradycardia, and oxygen desaturation in formerly premature infants: prospective comparison of spinal and general anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 1995 Jan; 80(1): 7-13. PMID: 7802303

Cadd M, et al. Ondansetron for the prevention of pruritus in women undergoing cesarean delivery with intrathecal opioid: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2024;138:70–54.

Williams RK, Adams DC, Aladjem EV, Kreutz JM, Sartorelli KH, Vane DW, Abajian JC: The safety and efficacy of spinal anesthesia for surgery in infants: the Vermont Infant Spinal Registry. Anesth Analg 2006; 102: 67-71

Whitaker EE, Chao JY, Holmes GL, Legatt AD, Yozawitz EG, Purdon PL, Shinnar S, Williams RK: Electroencephalographic assessment of infant spinal anesthesia: A pilot prospective observational study. Paediatr Anaesth 2021; 31: 1179-1186

Mepivacaine dosing for spinal anesthesia in pediatric orthopedic surgery: a retrospective chart review

Strategies for successful lumbar neuraxial anaesthesia and analgesia in patients with challenging anatomy

Urgent surgical exploration for neonatal torsion under spinal anesthesia

Is barbotage in central neuraxial blockade a ritual habit or an evidence-based technique?

Second infant spinal anesthetic: Incidence, dose modification, and adverse events after initial failure