The effect of spinal anesthesia on oxygen saturation

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Objective : my project study the effect of spinal anesthesia on oxygen saturation.

Design : case series study.

Setting : ALsader teaching hospital, Najaf, Iraq, during the period from 5 \ 1 \ 2009 to 1 \ 7 \ 2009.

Patient and method : this project applied on 30 cases, give them the same dose of lidocaine isobaric 5 % (75mg) in same anesthetic technique in different types of surgery in both sex.

Result : from this project we see the effect of spinal anesthesia on oxygen saturation is little and in some cases not significant.

Conclusion : from this project conclude the spinal anesthesia is anesthetic of choice in patient suffering from chronic respiratory disease and in any operations below the umbilicus.