How to give Spinal Anesthesia-Space Marking for Spinal Anesthesia by Anesthesia Technologist

What is Spinal Anesthesia?

According to definition:

Spinal anesthesia is a type of neuraxial anesthesia; local anesthetic (LA) is injected into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the lumbar spine to anesthetize nerves that exit the spinal cord.

How to give Spinal Anesthesia?

Spinal anesthesia is performed by placing a needle between the lumbar vertebrae L4 and L5 and through the dura to inject anesthetic medication.

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Space Marking for Spinal Anesthesia:

The Space that we use in spinal anesthesia is between L4 and L5 (L=Lumber), intervertebral space between L4 and L5. As demonstrated in Picture Below.

Sometimes we use space between L2 and L3. Space marking is an art, it has critical role in spinal anesthesia.

How to Find Tuffier Line?

Tiffier line is an imaginary line connecting the tops of illiac crests. As shown in picture above. Tuffier lines crosses body of L4.

This is how we mark space for spinal anesthesia.