Subcutaneous emphysema in labour.
Spontaneous subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema is a rare but potentially dangerous complication of labour. The condition was observed in an 18-year-old primigravida in the first stage of labour, who subsequently required Caesarean section which was performed under epidural anaesthesia.
Jayran-Nejad
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Magill Department of Anaesthetics, Westminster Hospital, London.
D000293:Adolescent; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*