title: Repeated unilateral epidural blockade.
abstract: Unilateral epidural analgesia occurring in a parturient three times in successive pregnancies is reported. Possible causes are reviewed, and clinical and radiological evidence in support of the most likely explanation are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: McCrae
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whitfield
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McClure
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D002045:Bupivacaine