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Q: Why does spinal anesthesia cause hypotension?
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Is a spinal less risky than having general anesthesia for a surgical operation?

I have had 17 surgeries. 3 of them a spinal. one spinal had to do with an artery surgery and the other 2 were births. and to my knowledge, YES, it is less riskier. anesthesia is having a respirator down your throat. spinal can be different levels of being awake with no breathing tube. general can cause death as for spinal can have after effects or not.


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Types of regional anesthesia include:.Spinal anesthesia.Epidural anesthesia.Nerve blockades


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Normally, tubal ligation takes about 20-30 minutes, and is performed under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or local anesthesia with sedation.


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What is the prognosis for a patient with orthostatic hypotension?

The prognosis for people who have orthostatic hypotension depends on the underlying cause of the problem.


What is the noun of spinal?

The word 'spinal' is a noun, a word for an anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia. Another noun form is spine.