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 ...

Head CT scan was normal. Spinal CT scan showed a misplaced CVC with the tip in the posterior epidural space (figure 1). The patient died 6 days later due to brain stem toxicity. We believe that ...

Patients often have no recollection of undergoing a spinal or epidural. Once sedated, your anesthesiologist will either sit you upright or place you on your side for the anesthetic. He or she will ...

ALSO READ: Patients feel quicker relief with epidural anaesthesia in operating room: Study In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Bhagyashree Arbhi, HOD, Anaesthesia, Jupiter Hospital, Pune ...

With advancements in medical treatments around the world, childbirth no longer has to mean enduring overwhelming pain, thanks to epidural analgesia. An epidural is a form of pain relief that ...

This is a feasibility study to test the use of epidural stimulation to restore volitional function previously lost due to spinal cord injury. Previous studies conducted in animal models, performed ...

Telephone 0044 1224 681818; fax 0044 1224 685307. OBJECTIVES To remind clinicians of the dangers of delayed diagnosis and the importance of early treatment of spinal epidural abscess. METHODS A review ...

mayo.edu Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas (SEDAVFs) are rare complex lesions often presenting with protean clinical manifestations secondary to compressive symptoms or congestive myelopathy. The ...