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An epidural block involves injecting anaesthetic into the epidural space. What is the main reason for this?

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An epidural block involves injecting anaesthetic into the epidural space. What is the main reason for this?

  1. Anaesthetic in this space only affects spinal nerves in the immediate vicinity of the injection.
  2. The anaesthetic will be readily distributed along the spinal cord by the cerebral spinal fl uid from this space.
  3. There is less chance of damaging the spinal cord when inserting the needle into this space.
  4. The epidural space is highly vascularised and so will the anaesthetic will be quickly absorbed.
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waelhammad
2022-10-19
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A: The epidural space contains adipose tissue and spinal nerves pass through this space. Injecting anaesthetic into this space anaesthetises (blocks), the nearby spinal nerves.

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