Epidural Analgesia

Current Views and Approaches

Sotonye Fyneface-Ogan

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9789535103325
• eBook ISBN:
  9789535169154
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Epidural analgesia is a form of pain relief administered through the space surrounding the dural sheath either by direct injection or via catheter. The agent, when administered, can cause both a loss of sensation (anesthesia) and a loss of pain (analgesia), by reversibly interrupting the transmission of signals through nerves in or near the spinal cord. This form of pain relief has been found useful in many clinical situations. This book intends to provide an in-depth review of the current knowledge on epidural analgesia. The use of this form of analgesia is explored by contributors from different perspectives, including labor and delivery, postoperative analgesia in both pediatric and geriatric patients, and its role during anesthesia and surgery. In order to provide a balanced medical view this book was edited by an obstetric anesthesiologist.

Table of contents

• Epidural Analgesia - Current Views and Approaches.
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Anatomy and Clinical Importance of the Epidural Space
• Chapter 2 Local Anaesthetic Epidural Solution for Labour: About Concentrations and Additives
• Chapter 3 Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Major Abdominal Surgery in the Elderly Patient
• Chapter 4 Epidural Analgesia for Perioperative Upper Abdominal Surgery
• Chapter 5 The Impact of Epidural Analgesia on Postoperative Outcome After Major Abdominal Surgery
• Chapter 6 Epidural Analgesia in Labour from a Sociological Perspective – A Case Analysis of Andalusia, Spain
• Chapter 7 Actualities and Perspectives in Continuous Epidural Analgesia During Childbirth in Romania
• Chapter 8 Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia
• Chapter 9 Contraindications – Hemorrhage and Coagulopathy, and Patient Refusal