epidural anaesthesia


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Synonyms for epidural anaesthesia

regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord

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Consent for epidural anaesthesia was taken, the back was examined for any deformity or infection and all routine investigations were done and patient's height was also measured.
Headache post lumbar puncture and epidural anaesthesia is relatively not uncommon but certain situations may demand a more thoughtful approach (3).
In regard to performing postoperative analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries, peripheral nerve block methods are used including TAP block and epidural anaesthesia, which are accepted as the gold standard [7-9].
While there have been numerous reports of upper cranial nerve palsies associated with spinal and epidural anaesthesia, lower cranial nerve palsies including vagal and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsies are much less documented.
More than 50% of women giving birth at hospitals use epidural anaesthesia. As you prepare yourself for "labour day," try to learn as much as possible about pain relief options so that you will be better prepared to make decisions during the labour and birth process.
Adding dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine 0.75% for epidural anaesthesia. Does it improve the quality of anesthesia?
Comparison of two doses of ropivacaine hydrochloride for lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia in goats undergoing laparoscopy assisted embryo transfer.
Objective: When conducting a caesarean section under regional anaesthesia, either epidural anaesthesia or spinal anaesthesia can be used.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and side-effects of 0.5% ropivacaine with that of 0.5% bupivacaine when used for single-shot epidural anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery.
It was called epidural anaesthesia. Having sussed out all the forms of pain relief during labour I decided an epidural was for me.
At the very outset, epidural anaesthesia (Xylocaine @1.0 ml) was produced before correction of prolapsed mass.
Unlike local infiltration, epidural anaesthesia produces complete and homogenous analgesia of all the abdominal layers including highly painful peritoneum.
I QUOTE from my first e-mail to friends and family after a total hip replacement, thanking them for their love and prayers: "It has been a really brilliant experience, and I never expected to have the standard of care from pre-admission through the epidural anaesthesia and post-operative care and enjoyment for my entire stay on Cadoc Ward, Llandough Hospital, Cardiff (it was the way we tried to look after our patients in the Sixties at the Royal Masonic Hospital in London).