Abstract: Epidural anesthesia procedures are performed in approximately 75 percent of all childbirths in the United States; however, failure rates for these procedures are as high as 40 percent across ...
Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare condition characterized by excessive growth of adipose tissue in the epidural space, leading to spinal cord or nerve root compression. We present a case of ...
A shortage of epidural kits in the UK is expected to last until at least March, officials have warned. Healthcare providers received a patient safety alert earlier this month that the shortage ...
How Does an Epidural Work? You may have heard of the epidural – the pain-relieving anesthesia that some pregnant women get when they’re giving birth. But it has other uses, too. This procedure isn’t ...
Epidural scar hyperplasia is a prevalent complication post-laminectomy, contributing significantly to persistent low back pain and other symptoms, ultimately undermining surgical outcomes. Previous ...
CMS is adding prior authorization requirements for certain fee-for-service procedures under traditional Medicare as part of its new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. A total of 17 ...
Epidural steroid shots for back pain had mixed results, an AAN review showed. The treatment demonstrated promising short-term benefits for radiculopathy patients. In other situations, benefits were ...
Department of Anesthesiology, ICU and Pain Management, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Following abdominal surgery, pain is usually somatic or visceral. Somatic pain ...
1 Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. 2 Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. One of the rarer ...