External cephalic version with epidural anaesthesia after failure of a first trial with beta- mimetics
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Study sample Power calculations were not used to determine the sample size. The study sample consisted of 68 patients (out of 73) with breech presentation and a mean (SD) age of 28.6 (3.8) years who agreed to a second attempt at external cephalic version under epidural anaesthesia. (Initially 169 patients out of 171 (3.1% of 5453 births) with breech presentation agreed to undergo an attempt at external cephalic version under salbutamol).
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External cephalic version with epidural anaesthesia after failure of a first trial with beta-mimetics.
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