Patient receiving an epidural
An anaesthetist administering an epidural anaesthesia uses a Tuohy needle which is advanced through the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments of the spine, and finally, the ligamentum flavum. The needle is then in the potential space surrounding the dura mater of the spinal cord, known as the epidural space. The local anae
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Keywords: anaesthesia, anaesthetist, epidural, injection, needle, spinal, spine, tuohy
