The difference between spinal anesthesia needle puncture and epidural needle anesthesia puncture

Mar 31, 2022

Essential difference: Spinal anesthesia puts the medicine under the arachnoid, epidural as the name suggests

The equipment is different: the lumbar needle is thin, the hard outer needle is thick

The dosage is different: less spinal anesthesia, more epidural

Time is different: Spinal anesthesia takes effect in 1-3 minutes and lasts for about 1 hour, epidural takes effect in 5-10 minutes, and a block lasts for 30-60 minutes. How long do you want to continue the block?

Different indications: Spinal anesthesia is generally used for lower extremity and lower abdominal surgery, and epidural surgery can be performed from the chest to the feet according to the different segments.

Complications are different: spinal anesthesia is the most common headache, and there are many potential complications of epidural, which is closely related to the operation of the anesthesiologist

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