Spinal Anaesthesia: A Critical Review of the Literature and a Record of Personal Experience

Allen, Conway Phillips (1949) Spinal Anaesthesia: A Critical Review of the Literature and a Record of Personal Experience. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

A review of the literature on spinal anaesthesia is presented. The recorded experiences and opinions of others following experimental and clinical injection have been criticised and commented upon. It has been noted that all writers have observed contraindications. Spinal anaesthesia has been used for almost every operation in Surgery - some under total body anaesthesia. The dangers and difficulties and complications are explained. A personal experience of 1,921 cases of spinal anaesthesia is presented. Hyperbaric solutions were used in all. Everyone considered fit for a general anaesthetic was submitted to spinal anaesthesia. The technique and care of the patient are described. The results are recorded, with details of failures, complications and deaths.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Medicine, Surgery
• Date of Award: 1949
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1949-79721
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2020 10:43
• Last Modified: 03 Mar 2020 10:43
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/79721