loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
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regional anaesthesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | regional anesthesia |
| Type of | anesthesia, anaesthesia |
| Has types | caudal anaesthesia, caudal anesthesia, caudal block, epidural, epidural anaesthesia, epidural anesthesia, paracervical block, pudendal block, spinal, spinal anaesthesia, acroanaesthesia, spinal anesthesia, acroanesthesia |
Examples of regional anaesthesia
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Regional anaesthesia is now more common than general anaesthesia for Caesarean section procedures.
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Regional anaesthesia is preferred as it allows the mother to be awake and interact immediately with her baby.
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They found that women treated with local anaesthetic as well as local or regional anaesthesia did not require as much morphine or other opioid drugs for pain relief after their operations.
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They found that women treated with local anaesthetic as well as local or regional anaesthesia did not require as much morphine or other opioid drugs for pain relief after their operations.
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Regional anaesthesia may be performed as a single shot or with a continuous catheter through which medication is given over a prolonged period of time, e.g. continuous peripheral nerve block.
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Popular medical pain control in hospitals include the regional anesthetics epidural blocks, and spinal anaesthesia.
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Therefore, general anaesthesia may become necessary even when a procedure was initially planned to be conducted under a regional technique.
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