Table 6:

Contraindications to consider for neuraxial anesthesia

Absolute Contraindications	Relative Contraindications
• Patient Refusal	• Coagulopathy
• Infection at the site of needle insertion	• Sepsis
• Uncorrected hypovolemia	• Fixed cardiac output state
• Increased ICP	• Indeterminate neurological disease
	• Thrombocytopenia

Relative contraindications depend on the severity of the particular conditions. If the patient is allergic to a specific drug, consider alternative compound. For more details, please refer to^158–160.