Edward Tuohy: the man, his needle, and its place in obstetric analgesia

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2002 Sep-Oct;27(5):520-3. doi: 10.1053/rapm.2002.34324.

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

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / history*
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / instrumentation
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / history*
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / instrumentation
  • Catheterization / history
  • Eponyms
  • History, 20th Century
  • Needles / history*
  • United States

Personal name as subject

  • Edward Tuohy