SAFE-TSSA: an expert consensus-based checklist for safer thoracic segmental spinal anaesthesia

Br J Anaesth. 2026 Mar;136(3):1080-1082. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.032. Epub 2026 Jan 22.

Authors

André van Zundert¹, Naresh W Paliwal², Imran A Khan³

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Anaesthesiology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine and The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: a.vanzundert@uq.edu.au.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India.
³ Department of Community Medicine, KMC Medical College and Hospital, Maharajganj, UP, India.

PMID: 41577599
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.032

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular stability; checklist; haemodynamics; informed consent; safety; thoracic segmental spinal anaesthesia.

Publication types

Letter