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 ...

Epidural anesthesia and postoperative patient-controlled epidural anesthesia show favorable results over general anesthesia for major orthopedic surgery, Israeli researchers found. Benzion Beilin, MD, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A small-scale audit was carried out to measure nurses’ adherence to protocol and understanding of the issues involved in epidural analgesia Epidural analgesia (EA) is effective in providing ...

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, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Epidural analgesia initiated early in labor (when the cervix is less than 4.0 cm dilated) has been associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery. It is unclear, however, whether this increase ...