Epidural Catheter

Category

Anesthesia Analgesia

Typical Use

Deliver continuous regional analgesia for labor and surgery.

Description

A flexible catheter threaded into the epidural space to provide continuous infusion or intermittent boluses of local anesthetic and or opioid agents for labor analgesia, postoperative pain control, or regional anesthesia, requiring careful placement, dosing, and monitoring for block level and hemodynamic effects.