Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Injection Using a Transverse In-Plane Dependent Technique: A Case Series

This report evaluated the feasibility of performing USG spinal injection, using an alternative transverse interspinous scan with in-plane needle insertion, a transverse in-plane dependent (TIPD) technique, in 30 adult patients undergoing elective surgery under spinal anesthesia. Dural puncture was successfully achieved in 29 of 30 (96.6%) patients with 2 (1–3) attempts in 5 (4–8) minutes using the TIPD technique. Multiple interspinous osteophytes accounted for technical failure in 1 patient.
Source: A&A Case Reports - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Case Series Source Type: research