Double Needle Technique-A Novel Approach of Anaesthesia for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures

Research Article

Austin J Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2023; 11(2): 1116.

Double Needle Technique-A Novel Approach of Anaesthesia for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures

Richa Chandra1; Carmine Pullano2; Gaurav Misra3*; Pallav Agrawal4; Alok Singh5

1Rohilkhand Medical College, Bareilly, UP, India

2Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Casa di cura privata Villa, Pia Roma, Italy

3Associate Professor, Sri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, UP, India

4Consultant Neurosurgeon, GD Hospital, Bareilly, UP, India

5Consultant Orthopedician, GD Hospital, Bareilly, UP India

*Corresponding author: Gaurav Misra 3Associate Professor; Sri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, UP, India. Email: dr.gauravmisra@gmail.com

Received: July 28, 2023 Accepted: September 09, 2023 Published: September 16, 2023

Abstract

Background: spinal fractures are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Spinal decompression along with pedicle screw fixation is the standard line of treatment. General anaesthesia is considered as gold standard for these procedures but regional anaesthesia has its own set of advantages. We introduced dual needle technique for spinal anaesthesia to overcome the effect of regression of block with added advantage of low volume of local anaesthetics providing stable hemodynamics.