How Does an Epidural Work? You may have heard of the epidural – the pain-relieving anesthesia that some pregnant women get when they’re giving birth. But it has other uses, too. This procedure isn’t ...
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 ...
TikTok user @z00mie recently caught the attention of over 17 million people after she shared a TikTok stating that she just discovered that an epidural is not a shot administered by a long needle as ...
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 ...
Claim: Women in childbirth with tattoos on their lower backs should not receive anesthetic via epidural injection. I have a tattoo on my lower back and I have recently been told that when I go into ...
Sept. 28 (UPI) --Using an epidural for pain management during childbirth does not significantly increase newborns' risk for later developing autism spectrum disorder, according to the authors of two ...