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 ...

even when compared to the lower back epidural typically used during childbirth. Because of this, many anaesthetists opt for simpler methods such as injecting a local anaesthetic into the abdominal ...

An epidural is a type of local anaesthetic given into the lower back, which numbs the nerves that carry the pain impulses from the birth canal to the brain. “The idea is to numb the sensory ...