would you do a spinal anaesthesia for a 70 year old man with congestive cardiac failure for drainage of infected leg stump post amputation. It is infected with MRSA, he is on vancomycin , apyrexial , WCC 6. He has decompensated heart failure and is on diuretics and intermittent cpap for his pulmonary oedema.
I am concerned about the risk of spinal cord infection with mrsa, but feel it is still safer to spinal him, than give a GA to his decompensated heart.
I am concerned about the risk of spinal cord infection with mrsa, but feel it is still safer to spinal him, than give a GA to his decompensated heart.