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Definition of epidural in English: epiduraladjective ˌɛpɪˈdjʊər(ə)lˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl Anatomy Medicine On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord. 〔剖,医〕硬(脑)膜外的 Example sentencesExamples - Patients with epidural hematoma usually have a history of recent spinal procedure or trauma.
- They can also be given in the epidural space in the spinal column where nerves exit.
- They can also be given through an epidural catheter (a thin tube).
- Most epidural abscesses are located posteriorly in the thoracic or lumbar spine.
- The neurologist who examined her found and drained an epidural abscess from the lumbar region.
noun ˌɛpɪˈdjʊər(ə)lˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl An epidural anaesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist. 硬膜外麻醉剂 Example sentencesExamples - Anaesthetists want to prove epidurals work well and they don't want to follow up on stories of backache or discomfort.
- Most hospitals use IV medicines or epidurals for pain relief.
- Ask your doctor what percentage of their patients receive an epidural.
- In many hospitals, labor pain management options are limited to epidurals, parenteral analgesics, or rudimentary labor support from overextended nurses.
- Conversely, because epidurals can provide excellent analgesia, patients will require no systemic sedative analgesia, which is also identified in the editorial as a cause of immobility.
- Her work's on epidurals, pain relief in childbirth and how very dicey it is getting the needle into the right place.
- A low-dose epidural is also a way of giving women a brief rest from the pain during early labour.
- This included the ability to induce labour and the use of epidurals to ease difficult pregnancies.
- Besides the discomfort of administering the epidural and the fact that it may take a half hour to 90 minutes for pain relief to take effect, mothers opting for epidurals risk these side effects.
- Anaesthetists routinely provide epidurals for both vaginal and caesarean deliveries.
- Every time I pick up the paper I read about women's awful experiences of childbirth, of epidurals, of cold, sterile hospitals, Caesarians, epistimologies, birthing like a factory process, pregnancy treated like an illness.
- These types of epidurals is not discussed here.
- Little attention has been paid to other obstetric interventions such as epidurals, episiotomies, and instrumental births
- The policy states that epidurals should not be denied because of the patient's insurance and that nurses should not be restricted from managing regional anesthesia.
- Unsuccessful attempts at administering the epidural should be recorded factually with no editorial comments.
- Despite unopposed parasympathetic activity, epidurals do not increase leak rates.
- Over 1000 nulliparous women who requested epidurals in labour participated in a randomised controlled trial comparing low dose spinal anaesthetic, low dose epidural, and conventional epidural.
- Where available, more than one in five women will request epidurals for pain relief in labour.
- Finally, it is noteworthy that caregiver preferences may to a large extent dictate the use of epidurals and other medical procedures for laboring women.
- The review also studied the use of delayed pushing as a labor management strategy in women with epidurals.
OriginLate 19th century: from epi- 'upon' + dura1 + -al. Definition of epidural in US English: epiduraladjectiveˌepəˈd(y)o͝orəlˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl Anatomy Medicine On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord. 〔剖,医〕硬(脑)膜外的 Example sentencesExamples - They can also be given through an epidural catheter (a thin tube).
- The neurologist who examined her found and drained an epidural abscess from the lumbar region.
- Most epidural abscesses are located posteriorly in the thoracic or lumbar spine.
- They can also be given in the epidural space in the spinal column where nerves exit.
- Patients with epidural hematoma usually have a history of recent spinal procedure or trauma.
nounˌepəˈd(y)o͝orəlˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl An epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist. 硬膜外麻醉剂 Example sentencesExamples - These types of epidurals is not discussed here.
- Every time I pick up the paper I read about women's awful experiences of childbirth, of epidurals, of cold, sterile hospitals, Caesarians, epistimologies, birthing like a factory process, pregnancy treated like an illness.
- Anaesthetists want to prove epidurals work well and they don't want to follow up on stories of backache or discomfort.
- Conversely, because epidurals can provide excellent analgesia, patients will require no systemic sedative analgesia, which is also identified in the editorial as a cause of immobility.
- Little attention has been paid to other obstetric interventions such as epidurals, episiotomies, and instrumental births
- A low-dose epidural is also a way of giving women a brief rest from the pain during early labour.
- Where available, more than one in five women will request epidurals for pain relief in labour.
- Besides the discomfort of administering the epidural and the fact that it may take a half hour to 90 minutes for pain relief to take effect, mothers opting for epidurals risk these side effects.
- The review also studied the use of delayed pushing as a labor management strategy in women with epidurals.
- Her work's on epidurals, pain relief in childbirth and how very dicey it is getting the needle into the right place.
- Most hospitals use IV medicines or epidurals for pain relief.
- Ask your doctor what percentage of their patients receive an epidural.
- Anaesthetists routinely provide epidurals for both vaginal and caesarean deliveries.
- This included the ability to induce labour and the use of epidurals to ease difficult pregnancies.
- Finally, it is noteworthy that caregiver preferences may to a large extent dictate the use of epidurals and other medical procedures for laboring women.
- Over 1000 nulliparous women who requested epidurals in labour participated in a randomised controlled trial comparing low dose spinal anaesthetic, low dose epidural, and conventional epidural.
- Unsuccessful attempts at administering the epidural should be recorded factually with no editorial comments.
- In many hospitals, labor pain management options are limited to epidurals, parenteral analgesics, or rudimentary labor support from overextended nurses.
- The policy states that epidurals should not be denied because of the patient's insurance and that nurses should not be restricted from managing regional anesthesia.
- Despite unopposed parasympathetic activity, epidurals do not increase leak rates.
OriginLate 19th century: from epi- ‘upon’ + dura + -al. |