The application of an epidural anesthesia is considered a very safe procedure in medicine. The likelihood that the catheter will not be in the right place and that this will result in pain (so-called failure rate) is around 1%.
The side effects and complications also include:
You can find even more information about epidural anesthesia at: Epidural Anesthesia - Procedure and Complications
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The human body can react allergic to any medication that is administered. Allergic reactions, both to the local anesthetic and to the pain reliever (Opioid) are possible. As a rule, the preparations used are well tolerated and these are medicines that have absolutely proven themselves in practice.
It is important that the patient informs the doctor of any previously known allergies or intolerances, ideally by presenting the allergy pass. This can prevent avoidable complications.
If no allergies are known or if the drug is being given for the first time, in the worst case scenario it can lead to "allergic shock" (Anaphylactic shock) come.
However, for every epidural or epidural anesthesia, an anesthetist (anesthetist) and other specialists present. These permanently monitor all patients and can immediately treat such complications adequately.
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With epidural or epidural anesthesia as well as with spinal anesthesia, so-called "post-puncture headaches" can occur over time.
Since in spinal anesthesia, in contrast to epidural anesthesia, the hard meninges (Dura mater) is punctured, the risk is slightly higher with this procedure. This is because a small leak can arise in the hard meninges through which small amounts of nerve fluid can escape. The resulting negative pressure leads to headaches, which can be treated well.
Performing epidural or epidural anesthesia alone does not increase the risk of a caesarean section (Caesarean section) becomes necessary.
An increased risk of a caesarean section arises from other risk factors, such as the position of the child in the womb or complications that arise in the mother or child.
What complications can epidural anesthesia cause during the birth process?? Read more about this under: Epidural anesthesia at birth
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It has been observed through studies that women who gave birth naturally with epidural anesthesia had a longer birth compared to women without epidural anesthesia.
However, it has not been proven whether the epidural anesthesia is responsible. It is assumed that the reduced pain during labor and the less pressing may be responsible for this.
The following complications are mentioned for the sake of completeness, but they are extremely rare:
$config[ads_text2] not foundThe blood must be examined to see whether the clotting is intact. In a preliminary discussion with the anesthetist, it is necessary to clarify when drugs that inhibit blood coagulation may no longer be taken. This mainly relates to ASS 100 Heparin and Marcumar.
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The following guide values for discontinuing medication can be used as a rough guide:
Of course, this information does not only apply to long-term medication prescribed by a doctor: caution is also advised when taking painkillers on your own responsibility in the days before the operation.
In the epidural space there are also veins that can be injured by the puncture. When this happens, it can bleed into this anatomical space. Usually this is small bleeding that can be reabsorbed over time.
However, if there is excessive bleeding, which is a very rare complication, the spinal cord may compress (pulled the trigger) become. Then an operation to remove this bruise is necessary. However, such an incident is very rare.
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