Anaesthesia

Practical Considerations to Access the Epidural Space

A clinical tutorial on the techniques, equipment, and physiological phenomena
involved in gaining safe access to the epidural space.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial covers the techniques to gain access to the epidural space.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, September 2024

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  • Specialty:  Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty:  Basic Anaesthesia Postgraduate Core Training, Critical Care, Pain Medicine, Obstetric Anaesthesia
  • Target audience:  Anaesthesia practitioners, doctors, senior clinical officers.
  • Level:  Intermediate
  • Language:  English
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Learning objectives

  • Manage techniques to gain access to the epidural space
  • Understand the loss of resistance phenomenon
  • Know the risks and benefits associated with techniques such as loss of resistance to saline with continuous pressure (58%), loss of resistance to air with intermittent pressure (21%) or dural puncture epidural

Course structure 

  • This WFSA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Kath Fok

    Anaesthetic Registrar, Royal Cornwall Hospital, UK

  • Jonathan Cheung

    Jonathan Cheung, Anaesthetic Consultant, Royal Cornwall Hospital, UK

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The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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