regional anesthesia

Definitions of regional anesthesia

1. noun

   loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
   synonyms: regional anaesthesia

   types:

   acroanaesthesia, acroanesthesia

   loss of sensation in the extremities

   caudal anaesthesia, caudal anesthesia, caudal block

   regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia

   epidural, epidural anaesthesia, epidural anesthesia

   regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery

   paracervical block

   regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth

   pudendal block

   regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth

   spinal, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia

   anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord

   saddle block anaesthesia, saddle block anesthesia

   the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord

   type of:

   anaesthesia, anesthesia

   loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness