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Type of local anaesthesia
Neuraxial anesthesia is
local anaesthesia placed around the nerves of the
central nervous system, such as
spinal anaesthesia,
caudal anaesthesia,
epidural anaesthesia, and
combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia.
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[2] The technique is used in surgery,
obstetrics, and for postoperative and
chronic pain relief.
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See also
References
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^ Miller's Anesthesia (8 ed.). Elsevier. 2015. pp. 1684–1720.
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^ Ituk, Unyime; Wong, Cynthia A (2022).
"Overview of neuraxial anesthesia".
UpToDate. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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^ Basics of Anesthesia (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2018. pp. 272–302.
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