Injection of local anesthetic into the lumbar or caudal space via a catheter is referred to as:
A. systemic anesthesia
B. medullary anesthesia
C. epidural anesthesia
D. surgical anesthesia
c
Rationale: Epidural anesthesia involves the injection of the local anesthetic into the epidural (lumbar or caudal) space via a catheter that allows repeated infusions.
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