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What kind of anesthesia is used for bone marrow biopsy?

I will have a bone marrow biopsy. What kind of anesthesia is used for bone marrow biopsy?

4 Answers

Usually just local anesthetic with 1% xylocaine.
If the bone marrow biopsy is done in the outpatient clinic, usually only local pain control such as lidocaine is used.
Local topical lidocaine Injection.
Local