What is epidural and spinal anesthesia?
These are two of the common types of regional anesthesia. These anesthetics are used to “numb” the loser half of the body for many surgical procedures. Both types of regional anesthesia involve the placement of a needle, and sometimes a small plastic tube (catheter), into the lower back region. After this is done, local anesthetics are injected to achieve numbness of the desired region. The numbness can last varying amounts of time based upon the amount and the type of anesthetic used.
