Epidural (disambiguation)
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The term epidural is an adjective referring to the epidural space, part of the spinal canal in mammals.
It is commonly used as a shorthand for epidural anaesthesia or epidural analgesia.
However, it may also refer to:
- Anatomy related
- Epidural space
- Epidural venous plexus
- Anaesthesia related
- Epidural needle (Tuohy needle)
- Epidural catheter
- Epidural blood patch
- Caudal epidural
- Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia (CSE)
- Epidural steroid injection
- Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA)
- Pathology related