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A Second Prone Dose Algorithm for Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia During Thoracolumbar Surgeries.
Abstract
Spinal anesthesia is safe and effective in lumbar surgeries, with numerous advantages over general anesthesia (GA). Nevertheless, 1 major concern preventing the widespread adoption of this anesthetic modality in spine surgeries is the potential for intraprocedural anesthetic failure, resulting in the need to convert to GA intraoperatively.