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. 2016 Nov;123(5):1174-1180.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001437.

Failure to Extend Epidural Labor Analgesia for Cesarean Delivery Anesthesia: A Focused Review

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Failure to Extend Epidural Labor Analgesia for Cesarean Delivery Anesthesia: A Focused Review

Suzanne K W Mankowitz et al. Anesth Analg. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

Extension of epidural labor analgesia for cesarean delivery anesthesia may fail. There are a number of factors associated with labor epidural catheter failure. This focused review discusses these associations and anesthetic options when faced with inadequate surgical epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery.

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