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Question: What are the two positions for spinal anaesthesia?

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Question: What are the two positions for spinal anaesthesia?

Answer:

  • Sitting (Fig 1)
  • Lateral (Fig 2)

Question: Which is easier?

Answer

Fig 1 Sitting position for spinal anaesthesia

Question: What are the two positions for spinal anaesthesia?

Answer:

  • Sitting (Fig 1)
  • Lateral (Fig 2)

Question: Which is easier?

Answer

Fig 2 Lateral position for spinal anaesthesia

Question: What are the two positions for spinal anaesthesia?

Answer:

  • Sitting (Fig 1)
  • Lateral (Fig 2)

Question: Which is easier?

Answer: Sitting, as the spine stays in the midline, especially in obese patients.

For the sitting position:

  • Rest the patient's feet on a stool
  • Put a pillow onto the patient's lap for them to curve over (this is not essential)
  • Allow the lower back to bend forwards
Fig 1 Sitting position for spinal anaesthesia

Question: What are the two positions for spinal anaesthesia?

Answer:

  • Sitting (Fig 1)
  • Lateral (Fig 2)

Question: Which is easier?

Answer: Sitting, as the spine stays in the midline, especially in obese patients.

For the sitting position:

  • Rest the patient's feet on a stool
  • Put a pillow onto the patient's lap for them to curve over (this is not essential)
  • Allow the lower back to bend forwards
Fig 2 Lateral position for spinal anaesthesia