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This video discusses indications, reviews relevant anatomy, and demonstrates techniques for epidural glucocorticoid injection for lumbosacral radicular pain.
Color mix-ups. In the case of color-tinted IV tubing, yellow color-tinted IV tubing may look too similar to epidural tubing, which has a yellow stripe down its length.
Alberta doctors are preparing for a shortage of epidural supplies that could lead to tough decisions about who gets the "gold standard" in pain management and who doesn't.
Examples of potentially fatal misconnections include a feeding administration tube mistakenly connected to a tracheostomy tube, or an IV tube connected to an epidural site. "Tubing misconnections ...
There’s no credible evidence that having an epidural will lead to permanent back pain, but postpartum back pain isn't unusual.
To help make your birthing experience a beautiful one, we tell you what you need to know when it comes to choosing between a natural birth or using an epidural.
Two commonly delivered epidural injection modalities deliver minimal differences in pain relief and function at 1 and 6 months, new research shows. Results indicate both injection types were ...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICUI) announced a voluntary recall on 29 July 2019 of certain lots of Plum and Sapphire Microbore Infusion Sets with ...