Factors like the type of anesthesia used, the circumstances of the procedure, and even medical bias can lead to an ...

Confusion and headache are common side effects experienced by some patients who receive anesthetic injections. Drinking ...

Spinal and epidural anesthesia are two types of regional anesthesia used to numb a larger part of the body from the waist down. An epidural block is injected into the ...

There was an increase in use of neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve block analgesia rather than general anesthesia for hip fracture procedures.

Interventional pain management treatment frequently begins with a series of epidural and facet injections. These injections are performed in surgical centers and under anesthesia. Billing received ...

Natural birth versus C-section and which is actually better with the honest truth about delivery options doctors don't always ...

Epidural anesthesia increases the risk for operative vaginal deliveries in both nulliparous and multiparous women, and increases risk for cesarean deliveries in nulliparous more so than in ...

China has mandated that all tertiary hospitals, those with over 500 beds, must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth by the end of this year. This initiative aims to foster a more "friendly ...

Find out what you need to know about epidurals during childbirth and discover how they may affect health.

In 2010 I had an epidural during a knee operation. I didn't know then what I know now. I awoke from the surgery and felt fine except I couldn't feel my feet. Told that was just the anesthesia I ...