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) epidural anesthesia
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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