• Can back surgery be done with local anesthesia?

I will have back surgery. Can back surgery be done with local anesthesia?

5 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Las Vegas, NV

Minimally invasive procedures could possibly be done with local, but I would recommend general anesthesia.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Miami, FL

Is it back surgery or a block they are doing?

  • Surgeon
  • New York, NY

Certain kinds can but it is extremely rare

  • Anesthesiologist
  • San Jose, CA

No, not if its anything more than just an injection.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Charleston, West Virginia

Depends on the procedure, but yes, some are done under local anesthesia.

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