“How long does the epidural procedure take?”
I am a 28 year old female. I want to know how long does the epidural procedure take?
4 Answers
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
This depends on the skill of the provider as well as your anatomy. If both are good this can take 2 minutes or if either is less than ideal then it could take longer maybe up to 20 minutes.
This is multifactorial including such things as body habitus (degree of obesity), preexisting spinal disease, and patient cooperation which may be affected by the degree of pain and anxiety at the time. Under optimal circumstances, the procedure itself could take less than 15 minutes.
It depends on who is doing it, their skill level, how challenging your anatomy might be, and how well you position yourself. On average, though, 10-15 minutes start to finish.
All depends. If the patient is overweight or has an anomaly in the lumbar spine, it could be more time. But usually in an expert's hands, it could be minutes.
