Epidural anesthesia is also often used as a supplement to general anesthesia, as well as for labor pain. Dyson, dvm, dvsc indications epidural drug administration is a method of administering drugs in close proximity to their site of action either at receptors in the spinal cord or at nerves as they leave the spinal cord. Incidence of neurological complications and postdural puncture. Spinal and epidural anesthesia were used for the first time in 1900. Epidural anesthesia definition of epidural anesthesia at. Introduction epidural anaesthesia is a central neuraxial block technique with many applications.
The epidural infusion is prescribed according to the guidelines on the regional anaesthetic. Acute subdural hematoma after accidental dural puncture during epidural anaesthesia case report article in international journal of obstetric anesthesia 1. Epidural infusions are for the management of moderate to severe pain. View and download powerpoint presentations on epidural anesthesia ppt. The epidural space contains batsons venous plexus, which is dilated during pregnancy and thus more susceptible to needle injury. Tuffiers line connects the iliac crests and normally crosses the l4 spinous. Acute subdural hematoma after accidental dural puncture. Spinal anesthesia is the more used technique used in the surgery of hip fracture. Anestesia raquidea pdf tejido aereolar o espacio epidural 6.
Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about epidural anesthesia ppt. Indications for epidural anesthesia include abdominal or lower extremity surgery, however because of its segmental nature, it may be suboptimal for procedures involving the lower sacral distribution. The average distance to the epidural space is 5 cm segal s et al. Colombian journal of anesthesiology wolters kluwer. Epidural anesthesia definition, anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the lumbar area of the spine in the space between the spinal cord and the dura, which eliminates sensation from the point of insertion downward, used especially in childbirth. The epidural space was first described by corning in 1901, and fidel pages first used epidural anaesthesia in humans in 1921. Only cpms and anaesthesia staff may prescribe epidural infusions. We tried to decrease the local anesthesia dose adding opiates without affection of its quality.
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