P.15 Neuraxial block monitoring after epidural analgesia for labour

Back pain after labour under epidural analgesia.

In this case report we have discussed a parturient patient who had epidural analgesia during childbirth and then presented with back pain 50 days postpartum as well as the causes of postpartum back pain.

Prolonged block with recovery after extradural analgesia for labour.

A patient had a prolonged block after continuous extradural analgesia in labour. The block was unilateral, but 60 min after a second block there was bilateral sensory and motor loss. The original unblocked side did not recover fully until more than 60 hr. The local anaesthetic agent was 18 ml of bupivacine 0.5% plain.

The right drug and dose for neuraxial labour analgesia.

Spinal epidural abscess--a rare complication after epidural analgesia for labour and delivery.

We report a case of spinal epidural abscess formation after short-term epidural catheter placement for analgesia during labour and delivery. The patient was previously healthy and did not have any predisposing factors. Increasing back pain was the only complaint. A contrast-enhanced CT study on day 5 was inconclusive. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed and showed a large triangular-shaped...

Epidural 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...