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Ellakany MH. Thoracic spinal anesthesia is safe for patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery. Anesth Essays Res. 2014;8(2):223-8doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.134516.
Ellakany, M. H. (2014). Thoracic spinal anesthesia is safe for patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery. Anesthesia, essays and researches, 8(2), 223-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.134516
Ellakany, Mohamed Hamdy. "Thoracic spinal anesthesia is safe for patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery." Anesthesia, essays and researches vol. 8,2 (2014): 223-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.134516
Ellakany MH. Thoracic spinal anesthesia is safe for patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery. Anesth Essays Res. 2014 May-Aug;8(2):223-8. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.134516. PMID: 25886230; PMCID: PMC4173607.
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Anesth Essays Res. 2014 May-Aug;8(2):223-8. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.134516.

Thoracic spinal anesthesia is safe for patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery.

Anesthesia, essays and researches

Mohamed Hamdy Ellakany

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesia, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

PMID: 25886230 PMCID: PMC4173607 DOI: 10.4103/0259-1162.134516

Abstract

AIM: A double-blinded randomized controlled study to compare discharge time and patient satisfaction between two groups of patients submitted to open surgeries for abdominal malignancies using segmental thoracic spinal or general anesthesia.

BACKGROUND: Open surgeries for abdominal malignancy are usually done under general anesthesia, but many patients with major medical problems sometimes can't tolerate such anesthesia. Regional anesthesia namely segmental thoracic spinal anesthesia may be beneficial in such patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 patients classified according to American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) as class II or III undergoing surgeries for abdominal malignancy, like colonic or gastric carcinoma, divided into two groups, 30 patients each. Group G, received general anesthesia, Group S received a segmental (T9-T10 injection) thoracic spinal anesthesia with intrathecal injection of 2 ml of hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% (10 mg) and 20 ug fentanyl citrate. Intraoperative monitoring, postoperative pain, complications, recovery time, and patient satisfaction at follow-up were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS: Spinal anesthesia was performed easily in all 30 patients, although two patients complained of paraesthesiae, which responded to slight needle withdrawal. No patient required conversion to general anesthesia, six patients required midazolam for anxiety and six patients required phenylephrine and atropine for hypotension and bradycardia, recovery was uneventful and without sequelae. The two groups were comparable with respect to gender, age, weight, height, body mass index, ASA classification, preoperative oxygen saturation and preoperative respiratory rate and operative time.

CONCLUSION: This preliminary study has shown that segmental thoracic spinal anesthesia can be used successfully and effectively for open surgeries for abdominal malignancies by experienced anesthetists. It showed shorter postanesthesia care unit stay, better postoperative pain relief and patient satisfaction than general anesthesia.

Keywords: Abdominal; anesthesia; general; malignancy; spinal; thoracic

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