The type of anesthesia that is popular for labor and delivery and is very slowly absorbed into the cerebrospinal fluid is known as:

A. topical anesthesia
B. epidural anesthesia
C. local infiltration anesthesia
D. field block anesthesia


b
Rationale: Epidural anesthesia involves the injection of the local anesthetic into the epidural (lumbar or caudal) space via a catheter that allows repeated infusions. After injection, the anesthetic agent is very slowly absorbed into the cerebrospinal fluid. This is popular for labor and delivery.

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