Tag: Sab anesthesia

Over one million spinal anesthetics are performed annually in the United States, making it a common alternative to general anesthesia for many surgical procedures. So, **what kind of anesthesia is SAB**? SAB stands for Subarachnoid Block, more commonly known as a spinal block, and it is a type of regional anesthesia used to numb the lower half of the body.

According to research from Tufts Medical Center, patients receiving spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia experienced 20% less pain in the first 24 hours post-surgery and required less opioid medication. This is one of many benefits of a procedure commonly referred to as SAB anesthesia, or subarachnoid block.