Hypotension secondary to spinal anesthesia

Hypotension secondary to spinal anesthesia is an acute cardiovascular complication characterized by a significant drop in systemic blood pressure following the intrathecal administration of local anesthetics Pathophysiologically, the local anesthetic blocks preganglionic sympathetic efferent fibers, triggering rapid arterial and venous vasodilation, peripheral blood pooling, and reduced venous return

Hypotension secondary to spinal anesthesia is an acute cardiovascular complication characterized by a significant drop in systemic blood pressure following the intrathecal administration of local anesthetics

It predominantly affects surgical and obstetric populations undergoing regional neuraxial anesthesia, such as patients undergoing lower abdominal, lower extremity, or cesarean procedures Pathophysiologically, the local anesthetic blocks preganglionic sympathetic efferent fibers, triggering rapid arterial and venous vasodilation, peripheral blood pooling, and reduced venous return This acute decrease in cardiac preload and systemic vascular resistance lowers cardiac output and blood pressure, pot...

It predominantly affects surgical and obstetric populations undergoing regional neuraxial anesthesia, such as patients undergoing lower abdominal, lower extremity, or cesarean procedures

This acute decrease in cardiac preload and systemic vascular resistance lowers cardiac output and blood pressure, potentially causing nausea, cerebral hypoperfusion, or compromised uteroplacental blood flow