epidural anesthesia
medicine
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local drug therapy
- In therapeutics: Local drug therapy
Spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia, in which a local anesthetic is injected into the subarachnoid or epidural space of the lumbar (lower back) area of the spinal canal, provide pain relief during childbirth or surgery that involves the pelvic area yet lack the problems associated with a general…
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use in childbirth
- In birth: Epidural block
The lumbar epidural block has become one of the most popular choices for management of labour pain in the United States. The most common anesthetics used are bupivacaine and lidocaine. When a catheter is used, the advantages of this technique include the ability to modify dose, volume,…
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