title: Long-term backache after extradural or general anaesthesia for manual removal of placenta: preliminary report.
abstract: A questionnaire designed to investigate the incidence of newly acquired, long-term backache was sent to women who had previously undergone manual removal of the placenta during a 12-month period in one maternity hospital. There was a significantly greater incidence of long-term backache in patients who had extradural anaesthesia specifically for manual removal of the placenta compared with patients receiving a general anaesthetic for the same procedure. The results of this retrospective study in a small population warrant examination in a large, prospective, controlled investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007749:Labor Stage, Third; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010920:Placenta; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors