Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with an intrathecal baclofen pump.
Heath AllenRyu KomatsuHani El-OmraniPublished in: JA clinical reports (2022)
Spinal anesthesia can be successfully performed in patients with intrathecal baclofen pumps. Existing intrathecal catheters can be located with preoperative imaging, and ultrasound can be used to determine the vertebral levels below the intrathecal catheter through which spinal anesthesia can be performed safely.