| It is carried out by an anaesthetist and involves injecting local anaesthetic or painkilling drugs into the epidural space that surrounds the spinal cord. |
| The tube is usually connected to an automatic pump, and the painkilling drug is passed through the tube every hour to keep the lower body numb. |
| The anaesthetist can then use the cannula to inject anaesthetic or painkilling drugs directly into the epidural space. |
| About half of these people were treated with twice-daily doses of a painkilling drug called diclofenac, applied to the affected knee. |
| When Rees was giving birth, she was close to blacking out from pain and turned to reach for the mask supplying a painkilling gas. |
| The anaesthetist will also use strong painkilling drugs to control pain during and after surgery. |
