Lucknow, July 29 -- The Apex Trauma Centre at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) has reached a major milestone in anesthesia care for patients with complex arthritis conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. A specialised team at the Apex Trauma Center has successfully adopted and standardised the use of ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia which is a cutting-edge technique now proving life-saving for this vulnerable group. Additional professors Dr Vansh Khare, Dr Rafat Shamim, and associate professor Dr Prateek Singh Bais, who led this effort, said that using real-time ultrasound imaging allows anesthesiologists to navigate difficult spinal anatomy more accurately. This approach significantly improves patient outcomes, particularly in elderly patients with age-related spinal fusion or deformities.htc...