Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

New research links epidurals to a 35 percent lower risk of serious complications from childbirth, including blood clotting and sepsis. But doctors say it’s still okay to opt out. Recent observations ...

Epidurals and spinal blocks are two effective, safe, and widely used pain relief options during labour. But they aren’t ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

One of the foundational pillars of the Department of Anaesthesiologists at Agha Khan University (AKU) and a pioneer of ...

Dr Rashed Ashraf.Surgery is a life-saving intervention, but the period that follows can be challenging. Severe pain after an operation is not just a source of suffering; it can lead to delayed ...

One of the foundational pillars of the Department of Anaesthesiologists at Agha Khan University (AKU) and a pioneer of epidural services in Pakistan, Dr Ursula Chohan has passed away. Dr Chohan has ...

My wife and I vividly remember the anesthesiologist's statement: "You may feel a little pressure." She spoke the word gently, as if to imply that's how it would feel, and we believed her. Epidural ...

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...