THE ANATOMICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA

Patients who must undergo long surgical procedures, or those who are critically ill or aged, can be anesthetized with superior results by maintaining a segmental block, achieved by continuous epidural administration of smal l amounts of anesthetic agent. When prolonged therapy for pain, spasm, or sympathetic block is indicated, the catheter can remain in the epidural space for as PIDURAL ANESTHESIA has been perlong as one week without interference with the patient’s activity.