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BD Regional Anesthesia

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BD Regional Anesthesia

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Overview

Regional is recommended

Several studies recommend regional anesthesia techniques over general anesthesia when patient appropriate.

  • Superior pain relief and improvement in post-operative pain*,1-3
  • Leading to earlier, post-surgery ambulation*,1,2,4
  • Fewer in-hospital complications*,5
  • Shorter length of hospital stay*,6

*Compared to general anesthesia

Post-dural puncture headache–the most common serious complication7

Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most common serious complication resulting from spinal and epidural anesthesia and lumbar punctures.7  PDPH is generally thought to be the result of decreased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to CSF leakage through the dura puncture hole.7,8 The size and type of spinal needles are two of the most important factors for decreasing the risk of PDPH.7

Market leader in spinal needles

BD® Whitacre and BD® Quincke Spinal Needles are selected by clinicians around the world. Their hubs enable anesthesiologists to visualize CSF for proper needle placement, and the manufacturing quality, reliability and consistency of BD products gives them peace of mind.

BD® Regional Anesthesia Trays

Choose BD as your regional anesthesia tray partner

BD® Spinal Anesthesia Trays

This is an example of one of the BD® Regional Anesthesia Spinal Trays. Components will vary from tray to tray.

    BD® Epidural Anesthesia Trays

    This is an example of one of the BD® Regional Anesthesia Epidural Trays. Components will vary from tray to tray.

      BD® Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia Trays

      This is an example of one of the BD® Regional Anesthesia Combined Spinal Epidural Trays. Components will vary from tray to tray.

        References

        1. Kettner SC, Willschke H, Marhofer P. Does regional anaesthesia really improve outcome? Br J Anaesth. 2011;107(1):i90–95.
        2. Fischer B. Benefits, risks, and best practice in regional anesthesia: do we have the evidence we need? Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2010;35(6):545–548.
        3. Fichtner A, Schrofner-Brunner B, Magath T, Mutze P, Koch T. Regional anesthesia for acute pain treatment in pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency medicine. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2023;120(48):815-822. doi:10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0221.

        4. Cullen KA, Hall MJ, Golosinskiy A. Ambulatory Surgery in the United States, 2006. National Health Statistics Reports. 2009;11:1–28. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr011.pdf. Published January 28, 2009. Updated September 4, 2009. Accessed August 16, 2018. 
        5. Memtsoudis SG, Sun X, Chiu YL, et al. Perioperative comparative effectiveness of anesthetic technique in orthopedic patients. Anesthesiology. 2013;118(5):1046–1058.
        6. Neuman MD, Rosenbaum PR, Ludwig JM, et al. Anesthesia technique, mortality, and length of stay after hip fracture surgery. JAMA. 2014;311(24):2508–2517. 
        7. Sachs A, Smiley R. Post-dural puncture headache: the worst common complication in obstetric anesthesia. Semin Perinatol. 2014;38(6):386–94. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.07.007.
        8. Ghaleb A. Postdural puncture headache. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2010;2010. doi:10.1155/2010/102967. 


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        Regional anesthesia portfolio

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          BD® Quincke Spinal Needles have a unique key/slot arrangement of stylet and cannula hubs that facilitates proper needle bevel orientation.

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          The BD® Whitacre Spinal Needle is the pioneer of pencil point needles designed to help anesthesiologists conduct successful spinal anesthesia procedures.

           

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          BD Perisafe™ Modified Tuohy Point Epidural Needles include calibrated needle depth markings. These markings help with needle placement. The special bevel helps with ease of needle and catheter insertion.

           

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          The fixed wings of the BD® Weiss Epidural Needle provide an ergonomic grip for anesthesiologists.

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          BD® Angiography Needles are designed to access various anatomical structures to provide a guide for placement of guidewires or other cannulas.

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          The BD Epilor™ Plastic Loss-of-Resistance Syringe is designed with a plunger rod to move smoothly in the barrel with a double ribbed stopper to prevent leakage during aspiration. The syringe also helps locate the epidural space. The syringe in conjunction with an epidural needle helps locate the epidural space prior to anesthesia administration.

           

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          BD® Anesthesia Accessories help clinicians perform anesthesia procedures.

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          All of spinal anesthesia in one package—the BD® Whitacre and BD® Quincke Spinal Needles anesthesiologists want for their quality and performance plus all the other components they need to conduct the procedures.

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          The BD portfolio of epidural anesthesia trays contains needles, LOR syringes, accessories and everything anesthesiologists need to perform an epidural procedure.

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          BD® Combined Spinal and Epidural Trays offer the BD® Whitacre Spinal Needle and BD® Weiss Epidural Needle plus all the other components anesthesiologists need to perform combined spinal and epidural procedures.

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          Anesthesiologists can perform with confidence using reliable, high-quality, innovative products and trays from the trusted BD portfolio of combined spinal and epidural (CSE) solutions.  BD offers CSE needle sets with the BD® Whitacre Spinal Needle, with a hub designed to fit with our BD® Weiss Epidural Needle.

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