Objectives

1. Discuss precautions with spinal anesthesia for cesarean section after a failed epidural.
2. Describe recognition and management of a high spinal and/or total spinal.
3. Discuss factors that influence intrathecal spread of local anesthesia.
4. Describe the use of spinal anesthesia in infants.
5. Discuss the use of spinal anesthesia for orthopedic surgeries.

Faculty

Kayla McGrath, MD
Anesthesia Resident
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.