An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

Is local infiltration of an abdominal wound with an anesthetic as effective as epidural anesthesia for the control of postoperative pain? The authors of this article combined the results of 9 ...

New findings suggest remifentanil patient controlled analgesia is not equivalent to epidural analgesia for pain, pain appreciation scores, and overall satisfaction in women who request for pain relief ...

Optimized epidural analgesia or intravenous patient-controlled analgesia can decrease phantom limb pain, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. Researchers studied 65 patients who underwent ...

What should happen if an epidural does not seem to be working as it should? The levels of temperature sensation must be tested with an ice cube. If the area is blocked by epidural local anaesthetic, ...

Anesthesia and analgesia should be provided to ferrets that are undergoing potentially painful surgical procedures. The epidural route of administration for anesthetic or analgesic drugs can be used.

Credit: Shutterstock. "Intravenous remifentanil PCA halved the proportion of epidural conversions compared with intramuscular pethidine," the authors write. "This finding challenges routine pethidine ...

Purpose A hospital's initial experience with the implementation of new smart-pump technology for epidural drug delivery is described, with a discussion of challenges and lessons learned during the ...

CHADDS FORD, Pa., October 26, 2004 – Data from two clinical trials presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting in Las Vegas this week support the safety and efficacy of ...