Injection of local anesthesia into the epidural space of the spinal column to achieve regional anesthesia of the abdominal, genital, or pelvic area; widely used in vaginal childbirth. Cesarean delivery, and gynecologic surgery.
A method of anesthetizing the lower half of the body by administering medication into the epidural space (a narrow area around the spinal cord) in the lower back. Typically used in labor or surgery, the procedure is also called an epidural block or a lumbar epidural block.
A method of anesthetizing the lower half of the body by administering medication into the epidural space (a narrow area around the spinal cord) in the lower back. Typically used in labor or surgery, the procedure is also called an epidural block or a lumbar epidural block. In epidural anesthesia, a hollow needle is inserted into the epidural space. A thin plastic tube (catheter) is threaded through the needle, and a local anesthetic (numbing agent] is injected through the catheter into the epidural space, numbing the body from the waist down.
Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the peridural space of the spinal cord.
A variety of anesthesia is administered through injection into the epidural space of the spinal cord, effectively desensitizing the nerves that extend to the lower portion of the body.