what are the risks of epidural?
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['low blood pressure, which can make you feel lightheaded or nauseous.', 'temporary loss of bladder control.', 'itchy skin.', 'feeling sick.', 'headaches.', 'nerve damage.']
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['Sprains, strains, and tears.', 'Back pain.', 'Carpal tunnel syndrome.', 'Hernia.']
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There may be short-term back soreness at the catheter site. This happens after childbirth with an epidural. As such, most women tend to associate labour epidural analgesia with chronic or long-term back pain.
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['loss of consciousness.', 'muscle spasms.', 'numbness or tingling.', 'breathing problems.', 'headache.', 'problems with vision or hearing.', 'burns.', 'seizures.']
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If the epidural injection helps to reduce your pain, you may find it easier to do physiotherapy or other rehabilitation. This may help to improve your back problem in the long term. The side-effects associated with epidural injections are generally mild and resolve quickly. More serious complications are very rare.
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The truth of the matter is that the relationship between back pain and epidurals isn't something that is well studied. But what has been found is that about 33 percent of women experience back pain after an epidural.
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['general anaesthetic complications.', 'bleeding.', 'ureter damage.', 'bladder or bowel damage.', 'infection.', 'blood clots.', 'vaginal problems.', 'ovary failure.']
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['Damage to the bowel, bladder or major blood vessels.', 'Reaction to anesthesia.', 'Improper wound healing or infection.', 'Continued pelvic or abdominal pain.', 'Failure of the procedure, resulting in a future unwanted pregnancy.']
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['Excessive bleeding.', 'Infection.', 'Adverse reactions to anesthesia.', 'Blood clots.', 'Lung or breathing problems.', 'Leaks from the cut edge of the stomach.']
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['Chemotherapy-induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting.', 'Dental pain.', 'Headaches, including tension headaches and migraines.', 'Labor pain.', 'Low back pain.', 'Neck pain.', 'Osteoarthritis.', 'Menstrual cramps.']
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Other risks include: Dizziness, which might make you act carelessly or dangerously. Heavy regular use of nitrous oxide can lead to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and to a form of anaemia. Severe B12 deficiency can lead to serious nerve damage, causing tingling and numbness in the fingers and toes.
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Your Recovery You may have a small bruise and the skin may be sore where the epidural was put in your back. This will probably get better in 1 or 2 days. In rare cases, an epidural can cause a headache when you sit or stand. This can last for several days.
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['Reaction to the anesthesia.', 'Infection.', 'Bleeding.', 'Damage to other organs inside the abdomen.', 'Blood clots that form in your legs and may travel to your lungs.']
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The effectiveness and safety of epidural corticosteroid administration have not been established, and the FDA has not approved corticosteroids for this use. Discuss with patients the risks and benefits of ESI and other possible treatments.
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Possible risks include: allergic reaction to contrast dye. endometrial (uterine lining) or fallopian tube infection. injury to the uterus, such as perforation.
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['Fecal impaction. ... ', 'Bowel perforation. ... ', 'Increased risks for cardiovascular events.']
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Though lumbar punctures are generally recognized as safe, they do carry some risks. These include: Post-lumbar puncture headache. Up to 25 percent of people who have undergone a lumbar puncture develop a headache afterward due to a leak of fluid into nearby tissues.