Let it be decided by your anaesthesia doctor.
That is up to the doctor at the time of the procedure.
The epidural numbs the body from the waist down but doesn't cause you to go to sleep. However in some procedures, they also give you a sedating medication which wipes out all memory of the procedure and events in the OR.
Yes. In expert hand it is safe procedure.
An epidural block is given in the lower back into a small area (the epidural space) below the spinal cord. You will be asked to sit or lie on your side with your back curved outward and to stay this way until the procedure is completed. You can move when it's done, but you may not be allowed to walk around.Source: http://www.lifelinetomodernmedicine.com/ArticlePage.aspx?ID=e746e318-69c5-4fef-aa4d-899a827d08c0&LandingID=4f04afc4-4f77-4eff-b20c-01e6e6ede922
First find a good pain management specialist. There's a procedure, "epidural steroid injection" that is very helpful.
Anesthesia used during an arthroscopic procedure include, local, general, spinal and epidural. Local is the choice if you want to remain awake during the procedure as the other option will put you under.
Extradural abscess, commonly associated with osteomyelitis, often arises from an adjacent focus of infection, such as sinusitis or a surgical procedure. When the process occurs in the spinal epidural space, it may causespinal cord compression and constitute a neurosurgical emergency. fatma :)
Yes, you can get an epidural with each birth.
They are the same
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It should only be done if your vision is so impaired that there's no other choice. It is a relatively safe procedure, but it's not 100 % safe (no procedure is).
it is very safe if you use the correct security procedure!