analgesia, epidural

Preferred Label : analgesia, epidural;

MeSH definition : The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation.;

MeSH synonym : epidural analgesia;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; for relief of pain: do not confuse with ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; for relief of pain: do not confuse with ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analgesia, epidural;

Details

Origin ID

D015360;

UMLS CUI

C0002769;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Epidural Block [NCIt concept]
- Epidural analgesia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Record concept(s)
- analgesia, epidural [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- anesthesia, epidural [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Epidural analgesia [MedDRA Preferred Term]

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