Clinical care of patients with epidural infusions.
Opioids and local anaesthetics are the two main agents used in epidural analgesia. The procedure has many potential side-effects, including hypotension, pruritus, urinary retention, headache and respiratory depression.
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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield.
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000209:etiology; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology