Patients may have to suffer multiple attempts before the procedure is complete as the spinal canal is quite deep and obscured by bones, tissues, and ligaments, so the needle must pass through a small opening that is invisible to the eye.”Īccording to Assoc. “Performing spinal tap may not be successful in a single try. Approximating the lumbar spinal canal at levels 2 – 3 or 3 – 4 may not be successful every time. Generally, to administer LP, the doctor needs to palpate the iliac crest, and the spine while gauging the direction and depth of insertion of the needle into the spinal canal. Anesthesia can also be given in combination with regional block to accelerate post-op recovery and early discharge.” It will also reduce the spread of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19.
The patient will feel comfortable during surgery, which is safer and less costly than general anesthesia. “An anesthesiologist will have the patient lying down in the fetus position, or sitting and bending forward so that he/she can palpate the patient’s spine to find the spot to insert the needle and give a regional block so that the patient does not feel pain during and after surgery. Moreover, LP is also used in chemotherapy, and diagnosis of leukemia, meningitis, and so on. This method is often used for surgical procedures such as cesarean section, surgery on the uterus, ovaries, hernia, hip, knee, and leg, or blocking the pain from natural childbirth, etc. It sedates the sensory nerves by anesthesia through the spinal canal, causing the patient’s body to be immobile and numb from the abdomen to the toes. Ketchada explained that lumbar puncture (LP) or spinal tap is a method used in reducing pain during an operation, also known as epidural or spinal block.
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