EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR CAESAREAN SECTION

One hundred and eighty-two consecutive Caesarean sections under epidural analgesia have been reviewed; 120 of the patients had epidural analgesia induced during labour and 62 had epidural analgesia induced for the operation only. Analgesia was satisfactory in 170 patients and operating conditions we...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1973-12, Vol.45 (12), p.1206-1210
Main Authors: MILNE, M. K., LAWSON, J. I. MURRAY
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:One hundred and eighty-two consecutive Caesarean sections under epidural analgesia have been reviewed; 120 of the patients had epidural analgesia induced during labour and 62 had epidural analgesia induced for the operation only. Analgesia was satisfactory in 170 patients and operating conditions were satisfactory in 173. The most frequent complication was vomiting which was associated with the intravenous injection of ergometrine. Most patients approved of the technique.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/45.12.1206