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. 1979 Nov-Dec;34(10):992-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06246.x.

The extension of labour epidural analgesia for Caesarean section

M K Milne, D G Dalrymple, R Allison, J I Lawson
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The extension of labour epidural analgesia for Caesarean section

M K Milne et al. Anaesthesia. 1979 Nov-Dec.
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Abstract

Seven hundred and twenty-two patients who received epidural analgesia during labour were delivered by Caesarean section. The block was extended in 554 patients to provide analgesia for surgery. In twenty-one cases incomplete analgesia necessitated general anaesthesia. The main complications were maternal hypotension (15.9%) and vomiting (17.1%). Almost all patients expressed enthusiasm for the technique.

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