Sentences with phrase «injects local anesthetic»

An epidural involves injecting local anesthetic into the spinal column so the nerves can't transmit pain sensations to the brain.

(If this happens, a doctor will repair these tears after injecting a local anesthetic.)

After injecting a local anesthetic, the physicians inserted a small catheter across the perineum and used it to guide a tiny optical fiber, the laser and a cooling device into the prostate.

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«In an epidural, a local anesthetic — still derived from cocaine — is injected into the epidural space (the space around the tough coverings that protect the spinal cord).

In this procedure, a small amount of local anesthetic is injected around the thoracic nerve roots where they emerge from the spinal cord.

«In an epidural, a local anesthetic — still derived from cocaine — is injected into the epidural space (the space around the tough coverings that protect the spinal cord).

A small area between the hip and buttock is sterilized and local anesthetic is injected just under the skin.

Local anesthetics may then be injected followed by the removal of a small tissue core (needle biopsy) or larger circular core of tissue (punch biopsy).

Carpal ring blocks and digital blocks provide analgesia by injecting long - acting local anesthetics like bupivacaine around the regional nerves associated with the feet.

General anesthesia is sometimes used before local anesthetics are injected into the muscles around the eye.

In this procedure, a local anesthetic is injected into selected areas of skin and an instrument called a «punch biopsy» (which resembles a tiny cookie cutter) is used to remove small plugs of skin.