Epidural Anaesthesia

A central neuraxial block in which local anaesthetic is deposited in the potential epidural space, producing segmental analgesia/anaesthesia by acting on spinal nerve roots and the dorsal root ganglia. It is the workhorse of labour analgesia, abdominal/lower-limb surgery, and multimodal postoperative pain control. The single fact that distinguishes it from spinal anaesthesia is the site of injection — outside the dur…