Table 34-13
- Spinal Anesthesia
- Less time to perform
- More rapid onset
- Better quality sensory and motor block
- Less pain during surgery
- Epidural Anesthesia
- Less risk of postdural puncture headache
- Less hypotension if epinephrine is not added to local anesthetic solution
- Ability to prolong or extend block via an indwelling catheter
- Option of using an epidural catheter to provide postoperative analgesia