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Original Source: Lumbar epidural and foraminal injections: update.
A fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spine injection procedure may be complicated by immediate paralysis. Twelve cases (five recent and seven published) that occurred between 2002 and 2008 were reviewed (history of lumbar surgery, route of injection, image-guidance, injection of contrast, type of steroid, level of paraplegia, MR imaging features). MRI showed cord ischemia from arterial origin. The high number of patients with prior lumbar spine surgery suggests that the presence of scar tissue could increase the ris...
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Combo Treatment Might Beat Epidural to Ease Labor: Study
TUESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- In the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural technique provides faster and better pain relief compared to traditional epidural pain relief, a new study...
Combo treatment might beat epidural to ease labor, study says
(HealthDay)—In the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural technique provides faster and better pain relief compared to traditional epidural pain relief, a new study suggests.
Failed Epidural: Causes and Management
Failed epidural anesthesia or analgesia is more common than one might think. What causes the failure? British Journal of Anaesthesia
Epidural Anesthesia Changing Birth Practices in China
Giving women the option of having an epidural during labor has helped to lower the high rates of cesarean...
For pain control during early labor, combined spinal-epidural analgesia is best: study
During the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural (CSE) technique offers faster and better-quality analgesia (pain relief) compared to traditional epidural analgesia, according to a new repo...
Teleflex lands 510(k) clearance for epidural catheter
The FDA has given Teleflex the go-ahead to market its Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip, Multi-Port epidural catheter. -More-
Self-hypnosis fails to reduce epidural use during labor
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study.
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Ultrasound decreases the failed labor epidural rate in resident trainees.
BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia is widely used for pain relief during labor. The purpose of this study was to determine if ultrasound measurement of the depth from skin to epidural space before the epi...
Accidental epidural injection of rocuronium.
Epidural administration of local anesthetics or opioid during general anesthesia is a widespread method for postoperative analgesia. Despite the availability of this technique, inadvertent administrat...
Symptomatic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis After a Single Local Epidural Steroid Injection.
Spinal epidural lipomatosis is a rare disorder that can manifest with progressive neurological deficits. It is characterized by abnormal accumulation of unencapsulated epidural fat commonly associated...
Symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis with severe obesity at a young age.
Symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis is a rare disorder characterized by overgrowth of fat in the extradural space. Most patients have an underlying endocrine disorder, such as Cushing's syndrome,...
Progressive ataxia and paralysis in three Miniature Dachshunds were found to be caused by idiopathic sterile pyogranulomatous inflammation of epidural fat between T5 and L4. All dogs were managed by h...
