"Analgesia, Epidural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation.
| Descriptor ID |
D015360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.091.080
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Prolonged fetal bradycardia during epidural analgesia. Incidence, timing and significance. S Afr Med J. 1990 Jan 20; 77(2):66-8.