Pituitary disease. A pituitary disease is a disorder primarily affecting the pituitary gland. The main disorders involving the pituitary gland are: Overproduction or underproduction of a pituitary hormone will affect the respective end-organ.
Spinal Infusion Pump. Applies to: Neck, Shoulder, Elbow/Hand/Wrist, Back, Hip, Knee. A spinal infusion pump is a device that delivers concentrated amounts of medication into the spinal fluid space through the use of a small catheter.
The suggested dose is 8-10 mg for perineal and lower extremity surgery and 15-20mg for abdominal surgery. Bupivacaine is one of the most widely used local anesthetics for spinal anesthesia and provides adequate anesthesia and analgesia for intermediate to long duration operating room cases.ime 0 is the time before spinal anesthetic placement and time 5 is 5 minutes after spinal anesthetic placement. Reproduced with permission from Nishiyama T, Komatsu K, Hanaoka K.: Comparison of hemodynamic and anesthetic effects of hyperbaric bupivacaine and tetracaine in spinal anesthesia. J Anesth., 17:219, 2003.