A NEW GAS-JET METHOD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SENSORY BLOCK AFTER SPINAL-ANESTHESIA

Authors
HUGHES JC HARMER M
Citation
Jc. Hughes et M. Harmer, A NEW GAS-JET METHOD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SENSORY BLOCK AFTER SPINAL-ANESTHESIA, Anaesthesia, 53(2), 1998, pp. 197-200
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00032409
Volume
53
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
197 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(1998)53:2<197:ANGMFT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We evaluated a new method of assessing sensory block after spinal anae sthesia using a fine gas jet and compared it with other established me thods. The gas jet method was used to test the block before and after surgery and was found to compare favourably with pin-prick (median dif ference 0 and 0 dermatomes) and ethyl chloride (median difference 0.5 and 1.0 dermatomes) but less well with cotton wool (median difference -2.0 and -2.0 dermatomes).