Epidural anesthesia is used as an anesthetic for procedures involving the lower limbs, pelvis, perineum and lower abdomen. It is also possible to perform upper abdominal and thoracic procedures under ...

A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs under spinal or epidural anesthesia were less likely to die than those who were given general ...

New research could ease the minds of expectant mothers who may be nervous about epidurals or spinal anesthesia for childbirth. According to ASA practice guidelines, spinal or epidural anesthesia is ...

During a C-section, a mother is usually given a spinal anaesthesia as she is semi-conscious during the surgery. Many people wonder how this is different from the epidural given to mothers during a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spinal hematoma is a rare and potentially catastrophic complication of spinal or epidural anesthesia. Risk ...

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia provides better pain control during the first stages of child labor compared with traditional epidural labor analgesia, according to a recent article in ...

Women’s level of education may predict their choice to use epidural or spinal anesthesia during a singleton birth via vaginal delivery, according to a study published in National Vital Statistics ...

The Cochrane review conducted in 2001 re-established the usefulness of external cephalic version (ECV). The success rate for ECV using epidural anesthesia or spinal anesthesia is reported to be 35 to ...

Hysterectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the uterus and is one of the most commonly done procedure by the gynecologist. Prolapse of Intervertebral Disc Its a condition in which the gelatinuous ...