General anesthesia is now required less frequently

The development of modern methods of anesthesia allows a growing number of patients pass through the complex operations, while remaining conscious. And people are willing to go to the so-called blockade of the spine, of course, if they have enough courage for it.

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Thus, the 68-year-old cricket fan from the UK Jeanette Griffin 3 weeks ago passed through the installation of the articular hip prosthesis. This operation, which provides complex surgical manipulation of the bones and tissues of the patient, requires general anesthesia . However, Jeanette at a time when surgeons sawed her bones, watched a cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa with a tablet thanks   blockade of the spine .

"I knew it was very noisy procedure in which doctors use, and saw, and a hammer to put a new joint in place - says woman. - So ask your doctor to give me the headphones to extraneous sounds do not distract me from the match. First I I thought that they would listen to the broadcast on the radio. But right in the operating room anesthesiologist told me: "I came up with something better! "And he gave his iPad".

Of course, entirely from unpleasant sounds saws and hammer Janette not fenced off, but they were the background and did not irritate her. Only because of what she was upset - operation ended too quickly. Cricket match has been played, but the patient had to return the tablet anesthesiologist.

The blockade of the spine   It allows you to completely remove sensitive to pain from the waist down for up to 5 hours. As a result, the patient is conscious. This kind of conventional local anesthetic reduces risks of general anesthesia (e.g., deep vein thrombosis), and the need for pain after the operation. (READ MORE)

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