Abstract
The introduction of a needle designed by Ralph Huber and Edward Tuohy made continuous epidural anesthesia for labor possible. Neither the needle nor the regional anesthetic technique evolved in a vacuum; both were the culmination of a range of ideas developed by individuals around the world.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Portrait
MeSH terms
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Anesthesia, Obstetrical / history*
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Anesthesia, Obstetrical / instrumentation
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Anesthesia, Spinal / history*
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Anesthesia, Spinal / instrumentation
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Catheterization / history
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Eponyms
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History, 20th Century
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Needles / history*
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United States