Abstract
Continuous spinal anesthesia was attempted in 2, 023 cases from September 1981 to February 1989. Hip surgery accounted for 61% of all cases. A 20-gauge catheter was inserted 6cm cephalad into the subarachnoid space through 17-gauge or 18-gauge Tuohy needle. Depending on the surgical procedure and on the patient's position, hypobaric solution of tetracaine or hyperbaric Neo-percamin S was administered respectively. Blood pressure was maintained with phenylephrine infusion. The patients were consoled throughout the surgical procedure listening to their favorite music tapes.
We encountered no complication except post spinal headache in sixteen patients. The success rate of continuous spinal anesthesia was 99.5% in the present study.The Journal of Japan Society for Clinical Anesthesia Vol. 13 No.1, 1993
