Incidence of long term backache was similar between women receiving epidural analgesia during labour and those who did not
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Epidural analgesia and backache: a randomized controlled comparison with intramuscular meperidine for analgesia during labour.
BACKGROUND Concern has been expressed that epidural analgesia for labour may be associated with a higher incidence of backache. METHODS A prospective randomized trial investigating the effect of epidural analgesia on the outcome of labour in nulliparae, mothers were randomized to receive either epidural analgesia or meperidine. A questionnaire on postnatal symptoms was sent to them 6 months a...
متن کاملRandomised study of long term outcome after epidural versus non-epidural analgesia during labour.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether epidural analgesia during labour is associated with long term backache. DESIGN Follow up after randomised controlled trial. Analysis by intention to treat. SETTING Department of obstetrics and gynaecology at one NHS trust. PARTICIPANTS 369 women: 184 randomised to epidural group (treatment as allocated received by 123) and 185 randomised to non-epidural grou...
متن کاملNo increased risk of caesarean or instrumental delivery for nulliparous women who have epidural analgesia early in (term) labour.
Context Wassen and colleagues have published an article on a topic of great practical importance: Does epidural analgesia (EA) given early in labour (≤3 cm cervical dilatation) increase the risk of instrumental delivery, compared with EA administered later in labour? This is important because EA is the most effective labour analgesia, and, if the timing of its administration is not associated w...
متن کاملEpidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia in labour.
BACKGROUND Epidural analgesia is a central nerve block technique achieved by injection of a local anaesthetic close to the nerves that transmit pain and is widely used as a form of pain relief in labour. However, there are concerns regarding unintended adverse effects on the mother and infant. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of all modalities of epidural analgesia (including combined -spinal...
متن کاملAwareness of women regarding analgesia during labour.
BACKGROUND Delivery pain is one of the most severe pains that women experience during their life so a change can affect all dimensions of pregnant women and her family life. Aim of this study was to assess the women's knowledge of pain relief during labour, and their beliefs, fears, and misconceptions regarding epidural analgesia. METHODS It was descriptive study conducted in Obstetric and Gy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1356-5524
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.6.5.144