Challenges and Difficulties of Spinal Anesthesia in a Patient with Traumatic Thoracolumber Scoliosis

Authors

  • Tasnuva Tanzil Assistant Registrar, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care unit, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh,
  • Syeda Nafisa Khatoon Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care unit, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh,
  • Satyajit Dhar Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care unit, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh
  • AKM Samsul Alam Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care unit, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbsa.v34i1.67576

Keywords:

Spinal anesthesia, Traumatic, Thoracolumbar scoliosis.

Abstract

We report an interesting and challenging case of traumatic thoracolumber scoliosis presenting with closefracture of right patella planned for open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) under regional anesthesia.However, spinal anesthesia was not successful even with the use of intra operative fluoroscopy or ultrasoundguidance. We have in view to show the importance of proper review of preoperative x-ray of dorsolumberspine scoliosis and careful physical examination of back of the patients by the anesthesiologist to administeran effective and safe spinal anesthesia in such patients in low resource setting for successful & safe spinalanesthesia.

JBSA 2021; 34(1): 54-56

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Published

2021-01-31

How to Cite

Tanzil, T. ., Khatoon, S. N. ., Dhar, S. ., & Alam, A. S. . (2021). Challenges and Difficulties of Spinal Anesthesia in a Patient with Traumatic Thoracolumber Scoliosis. Journal of the Bangladesh Society of Anaesthesiologists, 34(1), 54–56. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbsa.v34i1.67576

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Case Reports