European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Introduction: Stress factors in the operation room and block level mismatch with
surgical area may contribute to discomfort, anxiety and restlessness in patients under
spinal anaesthesia. Sedation is a valuable tool to provide general comfort for the patient.
It usually provides freedom from specific discomfort and can impose some amount of
amnesia for the block procedure and surgical procedure. Thus, legal use of sedation can
make these surgeries under spinal anaesthesia more comfortable for the patient, the
surgeon and the anaesthetist. Therefore, it can enhance the patient's acceptance of
regional anaesthetic technique. Spinal anaesthesia itself can impart some sedative
effects.Spinal subarachnoid block is one of the most versatile regional anaesthetic
techniques available these days. Regional anaesthesia usually offers several advantages
over general anaesthesia—blunts stress response to surgery, decreases intraoperative
blood loss, lowers the incidence of postoperative thromboembolic events and provides
analgesia in early postoperative period. Subarachnoid block provides profound
anaesthesia for patients undergoing infraumbilical surgery.