[Epidural analgesia as a routine method is obstetrics (author's transl)].
Epidural analgesia does not only produce relief of pain in childbirth; in many cases it also has therapeutic effects and prevents foetal injury. The adoption of epidural analgesia as a safe routine method for the relief of labour pain is subject to certain conditions: the indications and contra-indications must be carefully assessed; equipment and obstetric anaesthetic service must be adequate; potential complications following epidural analgesia must be considered; the patient should he told that epidural analgesia is going to be used and her consent should be obtained. Shared responsibility and close co-operation between obstetrician and anaesthetist provide the best conditions for the success of epidural analgesia.
D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000187:drug effects*; D008614:Meperidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy
D008614:Meperidine; D003975:Diazepam
Zur Anwendung der Periduralanästhesie als Routine-massnahme in der Geburtshilfe.