Long term problems after obstetric epidural anaesthesia.

Investigation of long term problems after obstetric epidural anaesthesia.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between obstetric epidural anaesthesia and subsequent long term problems. DESIGN Postal questionnaire on health problems after childbirth linked to maternity case note data. SETTING Maternity hospital in Birmingham. SUBJECTS 11701 women who delivered their most recent child during 1978-85 and who returned completed questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUR...

Delayed subdural haematoma complicated by abducens nerve palsy and cortical vein thrombosis after obstetric epidural anaesthesia.

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Incidence of back pain after lumbar epidural anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery--a preliminary report.

This prospective survey attempt to study the incidence of post-operative back pain after lumbar epidural anesthesia for non-obstetric patterns and the correlation of this symptom with various contributing factors. One hundred and five patients who were given lumbar epidural anaesthesia as the sole anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery were studied. The choice of equipment, number of attempts at...

VI cranial nerve paralysis after epidural anaesthesia.

Randomised 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...