Wall Street Journal Examines Concerns About Safety Of Administering Epidurals Through Lower-Back Tattoos

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined concerns that administering an epidural through a tattoo might pose health risks to the pregnant woman. According to the Journal, there has been an increase in recent years in women’s lower-back tattoos, which often cover the surface near the vertebrae where the epidural needles are inserted. The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in 2006 reported that nearly 25% of U.S. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Pain / Anesthetics on September 25th, 2007