Neuraxial blockade is local anaesthesia placed around the nerves of the central nervous system, such as spinal anaesthesia, caudal anaesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, and combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia.[1][2] The technique is used in surgery, obstetrics, and for postoperative and chronic pain relief.[3]

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  1. ^ Miller's Anesthesia (8 ed.). Elsevier. 2015. pp. 1684–1720.
  2. ^ Ituk, Unyime; Wong, Cynthia A (2022). "Overview of neuraxial anesthesia". UpToDate. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ Basics of Anesthesia (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2018. pp. 272–302.