Spinal Anesthesia (SPA) - A Clinical Skill Bootcamp

Abstract

Abstract Performing a spinal anesthetic is a crucial skill not only for anesthesiologists, but also for physiatrists, neurosurgical residents, and occasionally emergency department physicians. Currently, residents are introduced to this technique in the operation theater on real patients. By providing this introductory resource on spinal anesthesia before residents embarks into clinical work, we hope to increase patient safety, patient comfort, procedure success rate, and the quality of the management of common complications. Participants learn how to place a spinal anesthetic in a simulated environment (with video assistance) before they advance to real patients. Thanks to the improved technical skill of the participants, they will be able to provide safer and better anesthetic care. With the provided teaching materials, their knowledge and management of common and less common complications will be improved. Also, understanding how spinal drug distribution and its implication for the anesthesiologist depends on baricity will improve through the viewing of the created video material.

Keywords

• Editor's Choice
• Spinal Anesthesia
• ISIS