title: Importance of patient selection for patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA), as even low-concentration solutions may lead to a very high block.
abstract: Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is an excellent choice of analgesia technique in labor; however, patient selection for such treatment is important. A 14 year old healthy parturient receiving PCEA had a very high block due to patient noncompliance.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St., MSB 5.020, TX 77030, USA.
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Guzman-Reyes
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. Electronic address: mpanni@umc.edu.
authors: Moeen K
authors: MK
authors: Panni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D055118:Medication Adherence; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Adolescence; Analgesia: patient-controlled; Anesthesia: obstetrical; Labor analgesia; Patient-controlled epidural analgesia