Epidural administration is a method of medication delivery in which a medicine is injected into the epidural space around the spinal cord, typically through a catheter left in place for the duration of treatment. Physicians and nurse anesthetists use the epidural route to give local anesthetic agents, analgesics, diagnostic agents such as radiocontrast media, and other medicines including glucocorticoids. The technique of intentional epidural administration was first described in 1921 by the Spanish military surgeon Fidel Pages.
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Epidural administration is a method of medication administration in which a medicine is injected into the epidural space around the spinal cord.
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For this reason, epidurals are commonly used for pain control during childbirth and surgery, for which the technique is considered safe and effective, and is considered more effective and safer than giving pain medication by mouth or through an intravenous line.
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