Repeated unilateral epidural blockade.
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.
McCrae
A F
AF
Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
Whitfield
A
A
McClure
J H
JH
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D002045:Bupivacaine