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Neuraxial blockade

Neuraxial blockade

Type of local anaesthesia

Neuraxial anesthesia is local anaesthesia placed around the nerves of the central nervous system, such as spinal anaesthesia, caudal anaesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, and combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia.[1][2] The technique is used in surgery, obstetrics, and for postoperative and chronic pain relief.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Miller's Anesthesia (8 ed.). Elsevier. 2015. pp. 1684–1720.
  2. [2]
    Ituk, Unyime; Wong, Cynthia A (2022). "Overview of neuraxial anesthesia". UpToDate. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Basics of Anesthesia (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2018. pp. 272–302.


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