The Difference Between Lumbar Anesthesia And Epidural Anesthesia

Lumbar anesthesia is actually a subarachnoid block, which is injected into the cerebrospinal fluid of the waist to produce anesthesia block effect. It can produce transverse anesthesia below the injection area. Because of its more side effects, it is rarely used now!

Epidural anesthesia is to inject anesthetic into the epidural space, block the spinal nerve root, the side effect is much lighter than lumbar anesthesia, is a very common anesthesia method!! Its disadvantage is not easy to produce the injection area below transection anesthesia!!

Both anesthesia methods can have a noticeable effect on blood circulation, a common phenomenon is a drop in blood pressure!!

Both types of anesthesia are intraspinal