Epidural catheter (dictionary definition)
Submitted by admin on April 27, 2008 - 12:58pm.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Epidural catheter
A fine tube which is inserted into the epidural space around the spinal cord, for the administration of an anaesthetic agent.
The catheter is passed into the epidural space via a wide-bore needle passed between two vertebrae of the lower lumbar spine.
See epidural anaesthesia.
»
- Printer-friendly version
- Login to post comments