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Anesth Analg 1979; 58:306-308
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Does Cough Increase the Spread of Subarachnoid Anesthesia?

A. M. Dubelman, MD*, and A. R. Forbes, MB{dagger}

*Resident. Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 and Anesthesia Service (129), Veterans Administration Hospital, 42nd and Clement St., San Francisco, California 94121. {dagger}Assistant Professor. Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 and Anesthesia Service (129), Veterans Administration Hospital, 42nd and Clement St., San Francisco, California 94121.

Abstract

Two matched groups of eight patients were given hyperbaric tetracaine (12 mg) intrathecally. One group was instructed to cough vigorously three times after injection. The mean upper level of analgesia by pinscratch technique was the sixth thoracic dermatome in both groups. We conclude that three vigorous coughs do not influence the spread of spinal anesthesia.

Key Words: ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUES, Regional: spinal




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