lots of hydration. But for many patients it does not and an epidural blood patch is needed. This is a procedure where the doctors inject your own blood into the epidural space, to create a clot that allows your body to heal the area of the leak. The patch is not the lasting “seal”...
The dose of anesthetic that is used for epidural anesthesia is minimal. It does not affect the work of the mother’s heart, the uteroplacental blood flow, or the baby. Children who are born under anesthesia feel as good as those born without it. After all, pain in childbirth often leads...
massage, or music. Consider whether you’re open tolabor inductionor prefer to avoid it if progress is slow. Discuss pain management options, such as anepidural, and specify if you’re comfortable with medical students observing
Women who have givenbirthare probably very familiar with the central anesthetic technique known as an epidural. In this procedure, an anesthesiologist inserts a catheter into the epidural space, typically in the lower back area. This continuously feeds drugs such as lidocaine or clonidine to provide...
Therefore, in agreement with the patient, we decided to perform a RA, precisely a combination of peridural and spinal anesthesia. Before the commencement of surgery, the operating table was padded with an anti-decubitus mattress and the blood pressure cuff with cotton wool; moreover, non-...