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. 2021 Oct 2;82(10):1-2.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0166. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Rapid sequence spinal anaesthesia: a technique reborn during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pushkar Patankar  1 , Yasser Mandour  1
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Rapid sequence spinal anaesthesia: a technique reborn during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pushkar Patankar et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). .

Abstract

With the wish to reduce aerosol generation and the shorter time to anaesthetic readiness, this article discusses why rapid sequence spinal anaesthesia could be used in preference to general anaesthesia, for the benefit of both patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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