title: Edward Tuohy: the man, his needle, and its place in obstetric analgesia.
abstract: The introduction of a needle designed by Ralph Huber and Edward Tuohy made continuous epidural anesthesia for labor possible. Neither the needle nor the regional anesthetic technique evolved in a vacuum; both were the culmination of a range of ideas developed by individuals around the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bacon
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Vasdev
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000266:history; D004850:Eponyms; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009339:Needles / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States