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DOI: 10.1177/000992289303200204 Indications and Application of Epidural Anesthesia in a Pediatric Population Outside The Perioperative PeriodDivision of Pediatric Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee The techniques of spinal and epidural anesthesia have been key components of anesthetic care for the past 100 years. Although commonly used in the operating room, their use in children outside the perioperative period has been limited. The author presents his experience with the use of epidural anesthesia to provide analgesia in five children when parenteral narcotics were ineffective in treating pain associated with burns, sickle cell crisis, trauma, and malignancies. Additionally, the principles and adverse effects of epidural anesthesia are discussed.
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