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Could an epideral be used as the pain killer and a sedative used to control panic? If so, specifically, what medications?(for an emergency inguinal hernia repair) We are in a backwater area. Surgical expertise is limited.
Your question is vague. Why do the case under an epidural. The problem is not surgical expertise but anesthesia expertise. Yes you can use an epidural for a hernia and sedatives will control anxiety in the short term.
Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston
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Ronald Levy, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
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