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  • 1. Neuraxial Ultrasound
  • 2. Spinal Anesthesia
  • 3. Patient Repositioning and Monitoring

Neuraxial Ultrasound and Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

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Fatine Karkri, MD; Lauren Blake, MD; Brendan Carvalho, MBBCh, FRCA, MDCH, FASA
Stanford University School of Medicine

Anesthesia

Procedure Outline

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Neuraxial Ultrasound
    1. 2. Spinal Anesthesia
      1. 3. Patient Repositioning and Monitoring
        1. Identify Sacrum
        2. Move Up Interspaces to L3-L4 and Identify Anatomy
        3. Measure Distance to L3-L4 Interspace
        4. Mark the Patient
        5. Final Observations and Summary
        1. Prep the Patient and Set Up Spinal Kit
        2. Inject Local Anesthesia to Numb the Skin and Superficial Tissues
        3. Introducer Needle Through Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues
        4. Spinal Needle into Subarachnoid Space
        5. Confirm Correct Location with CSF Flow
        6. Injection of Local Anesthetic into the Subarachnoid Space

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        Stanford University School of Medicine

        Article Information

        Publication Date
        Article ID588
        Production ID0588
        Volume2026
        Issue588
        DOI
        https://doi.org/10.24296/jomi/588