spinal block

The benefit of a spinal block is that it works quickly.

I've adjusted the spinal block so you can talk freely.

The effect was that of a full spinal block.

Still, she'd made a mistake in not reactivating the spinal block.

A spinal block may also be called a saddle block.

Most women cannot push effectively after a spinal block.

My hope is that my reaction to the spinal block will be less severe.

Bupivacaine is used as a local (in only one area) anesthetic for a spinal block.

After pulling out his poison tooth, the interrogator had put a full spinal block on him.

There was less pain than she had thought there would be; Aurora must have given her a partial spinal block.

Very high levels of protein may indicate tuberculous meningitis or spinal block.

But you asked about your spinal block.

Suddenly, Evelyn's body went numb from the neck down, as if she had undergone an instant spinal block.

She pressed the single stud on the top, and the spinal block released the rest of its hold on him.

The spinal block should be wearing off.

A spinal block will do it.

Although I had no sensation (thank you, spinal block), I felt uncomfortable and anxious.

Like an epidural catheter, a spinal block must be administered by an anesthesia specialist.

"This bed has a built-in refresher and you can't use the usual refresher anyhow; you are under spinal block from the waist down.

But in the meantime-" I contrived to bow to Minerva as well as one can from bed and handicapped by a spinal block.

Anesthesia Instead of a "cranked-up" epidural, which is usually the choice during emergency C-sections, I can elect to have a spinal block.

As the baby's head was pressing against the perineum, the anesthesiologist administered a low spinal block to relieve Mrs. Montgomery's pain and prepare her for delivery.

Once it's determined that a c-section is absolutely necessary, you'll be given anesthesia, which is typically an epidural or a spinal block through a needle in your lower spine.

Spinal anesthesia (spinal block) is similar to epidural anesthesia, except the anesthetic is injected in a single dose into the fluid around the spinal cord.

"I was given an epidural initially, then a spinal block, but my body wouldn't go numb," says Lynsey, a Slimming World consultant, whose husband Greig, 37, is a policeman.