The child is under general anesthesia. We most often perform general anesthesia on children when they are anesthetized; they don't tolerate being approached or stuck by needles. It is safer because they don't squirm. It is hard to be precise and hit a moving target with the needle if they are not...
Thank you for viewing the video. The baby is anesthetized i.e., asleep and not feeling the epidural being placed. The reason why we place epidurals in children is to help control their pain during the most painful parts of the operation and to also control their pain after the operation, when the...
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The child is under general anesthesia. We most often perform general anesthesia on children when they are anesthetized; they don't tolerate being approached or stuck by needles. It is safer because they don't squirm. It is hard to be precise and hit a moving target with the needle if they are not...