Continuous epidural infusion of bupivacaine in labour |
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| Authors: | K.R.L. EVANS L.E.S. CARRIE |
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| Affiliation: | K.R.L. Evans, MB, ChB, FFARCS, Senior Registrar and L.E.S. Carrie, MB, BS, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. |
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| Abstract: | Thirty patients were given a constant epidural infusion in labour by gravity feed drip of approximately 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine per hr. The infusion proved a simple and reliable method of ensuring adequate analgesia throughout labour. There were no problems of drug toxicity and the incidence of complications and side effects was comparable to a previous series using intermittent 0.5% bupivacaine. |
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