Spinal Block: A form of anesthesia where medication is administered into the spinal fluid to lessen labor pain or provide anesthesia for a Cesarean delivery.
Epidural Block: Sometimes just referred to as "an epidural." A form of anesthesia where medication is administered through a catheter placed in the patient's back that lessens labor pain (analgesic) or provides pain relief for a Cesarean delivery (anesthetic).
Epidural anesthesia, which involves the injection of a large volume of local anesthetic into the space surrounding the spinal fluid sac (the epidural space), not directly into the spinal fluid.
Spinal and epidural anesthesia are medicines that numb parts of your body to block pain. They are given through shots in or around the spine. You will stay awake during both of these types of anesthesia.
Alternative NamesIntraspinal anesthesia; Subarachnoid anesthesia; Epidural; Epidural block; Peridural anesthesia
DescriptionThe area of your back where the needle will be inserted will be cleaned with a special solution. Most of the time this shot will go in your lower back. This area may also be numbed with a local anesthetic. You may receive fluids through an intravenous line (IV, in a vein). You may also receive medicine to help you relax.
For an epidural:
For a spinal:
Oxygen levels in your blood, your pulse, and your blood pressure will be checked during your procedure. You will have a bandage where the needle was inserted.
Why the Procedure Is PerformedSpinal and epidural anesthesia have fewer side effects and risks than general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free). Patients usually recover much faster and can go home sooner.
Spinal anesthesia is often used for genital, urologic, or lower body procedures.
Epidural anesthesia is often used during labor and delivery and surgery in the pelvis and legs.
Epidural and spinal anesthesia are often used when:
Spinal and epidural anesthesia are generally safe. Ask your doctor about these complications.
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
During the days before the procedure:
On the day of the procedure:
After an epidural, the catheter will be removed, and you will lie in bed until you have feeling in your legs and can walk. You may feel sick to your stomach and be dizzy. You may be tired.
After spinal anesthesia, you will lay flat in bed for a few hours to keep from getting a headache. You may feel sick to your stomach and be dizzy. You may be tired.
Outlook (Prognosis)Most patients feel no pain during spinal and epidural anesthesia and recover fully.
ReferencesSherwood ER, Williams CG, Prough DS. Anesthesiology principles, pain management, and conscious sedation. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 18.
Hawkins JL, Arens JF, Bucklin BA, et al. Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. April 2007;106(4).
Gerges FJ, Kanazi GE, Jabbour-khoury SI. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: a review. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. Feb 2006;18(1).
Reynolds F. Neurological Infections After Neuraxial Anesthesia. Anesthesiology Clinics. March 2008;26(1).
Spinal and epidural anesthesia are medicines that numb parts of your body to block pain. They are given through shots in or around the spine. You will stay awake during both of these types of anesthesia.
Alternative NamesIntraspinal anesthesia; Subarachnoid anesthesia; Epidural; Epidural block; Peridural anesthesia
DescriptionThe area of your back where the needle will be inserted will be cleaned with a special solution. Most of the time this shot will go in your lower back. This area may also be numbed with a local anesthetic. You may receive fluids through an intravenous line (IV, in a vein). You may also get medicine to help you relax.
For an epidural:
For a spinal:
Oxygen levels in your blood, your pulse, and your blood pressure will be checked during your procedure. You will have a bandage where the needle was inserted.
Why the Procedure Is PerformedSpinal and epidural anesthesia have fewer side effects and risks than general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free). Patients usually recover much faster and can go home sooner.
Spinal anesthesia is often used for genital, urinary tract, or lower body procedures.
Epidural anesthesia is often used during labor and delivery, and surgery in the pelvis and legs.
Epidural and spinal anesthesia are often used when:
Spinal and epidural anesthesia are generally safe. Ask your doctor about these possible complications:
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
During the days before the procedure:
On the day of the procedure:
After an epidural, the catheter will be removed, and you will lie in bed until you have feeling in your legs and can walk. You may feel sick to your stomach and be dizzy. You may be tired.
After spinal anesthesia, you will lay flat in bed for a few hours to keep from getting a headache. You may feel sick to your stomach and be dizzy. You may be tired.
Outlook (Prognosis)Most patients feel no pain during spinal and epidural anesthesia and recover fully.
ReferencesSherwood ER, Williams CG, Prough DS. Anesthesiology principles, pain management, and conscious sedation. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 18.
Hawkins JL, Arens JF, Bucklin BA, et al. Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. April 2007;106(4).
Gerges FJ, Kanazi GE, Jabbour-khoury SI. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: a review. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. Feb 2006;18(1).
Reynolds F. Neurological Infections After Neuraxial Anesthesia. Anesthesiology Clinics. March 2008;26(1).
Reviewed ByReview Date: 03/28/2011
Scott Miller, MD,Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A type of anesthesia that is injected into the epidural space of the spinal cord to numb the nerves leading to the lower half of the body.
An epidural is similar to a spinal except that a catheter is inserted so that numbing medications may be administered continuously.
Spinal anesthesia involves inserting a needle into a region between the vertebrae of the lower back and injecting numbing medications.
Pre-operative saddle anesthesia is administered via needle to the spinal canal. ...Think of it kind of like an epidural anesthesia given during labor.
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Yes
nursing management for spinal anesthesia
Types of regional anesthesia include:.Spinal anesthesia.Epidural anesthesia.Nerve blockades
Normally, tubal ligation takes about 20-30 minutes, and is performed under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or local anesthesia with sedation.
The word 'spinal' is a noun, a word for an anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia. Another noun form is spine.
I have had 17 surgeries. 3 of them a spinal. one spinal had to do with an artery surgery and the other 2 were births. and to my knowledge, YES, it is less riskier. anesthesia is having a respirator down your throat. spinal can be different levels of being awake with no breathing tube. general can cause death as for spinal can have after effects or not.
spinal tray, gauze, gown, glove, syringe 3cc & 5cc, needle 21G & 23G, spinal needle, heavy Marcaine 0.5%, lignocaine 2%
Strychnine is a spinal cord stimulant and has been used to speed the return of wakefulness after anesthesia and to counteract barbiturate poisoning.
Saddle anesthesia is a loss of consciousness restricted to the part of the buttocks and inner surface of the tights. When it happens impulsively, it can be a sign of damage to the spinal cord.
If the patient is having epidural anesthesia, the risks include bleeding into the spinal canal, nerve damage, or a spinal headache.