The extension of labour epidural analgesia for Caesarean section.
Seven hundred and twenty-two patients who received epidural analgesia during labour were delivered by Caesarean section. The block was extended in 554 patients to provide analgesia for surgery. In twenty-one cases incomplete analgesia necessitated general anaesthesia. The main complications were maternal hypotension (15.9%) and vomiting (17.1%). Almost all patients expressed enthusiasm for the technique.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
D002045:Bupivacaine