Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Department of Anesthesia, SRMS Medical College, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohailkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Research Article
Study of Thoracic Spinal Canal in Indian Population with the 3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Exploring the Safety Profile of Thoracic Spinal Anaesthesia
Author(s): Richa Chandra, Gaurav Misra*, Pradeep Pokharia and P K Singh
Background: Subarachnoid block is most widely used block all over world amongst all the practices of anesthesia. Thoracic spinal anesthesia a new armamentarium in regional anesthesia has replaced general anesthesia in many cases. But to start this understanding of anatomy of thoracic region is very important. Available studies showed anatomical structures of western world only. India being largest population in the world needs data’s of MRI studies of the persons residing here. This study was done to understand the essentials for thoracic spinal anesthesia by MRI studies.
Materials and methods: The study was done in a tertiary care center with teaching facilities after taking approval from ethical committee and with patient’s consent that this data will be used for study and research purpose. 35 patients were included in the study .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6148.24.15.1148