| The use of a sound-enabled device to measure pressure during insertion of an epidural catheter in women in labour. | |
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PMID: 21539528 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The insertion of an epidural catheter for labour analgesia may be challenging. This observational study compared pressures during insertion of an epidural catheter in pregnant (n = 35) and non-pregnant (n = 10) women, using an acoustic device for locating the epidural space that also records and stores pressure data during the procedure. In both groups, we compared the maximum pressure just before loss of resistance, the pressure in the epidural space and the pressure in the inserted epidural catheter. Maximum pressure just before loss of resistance in the pregnant women was significantly lower compared with the non-pregnant women. Pressures in the epidural space and with the disposable tubing connected to the inserted epidural catheter were greater in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women. The results support the hypothesis that physiological changes in the third trimester of pregnancy are the reason why epidural catheters are more difficult to insert in women in labour. |
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T J M Lechner; M G F van Wijk; A A J Jongenelis; M Rybak; J van Niekerk; C J M Langenberg |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-3 |
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Title: Anaesthesia Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2044 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370524 Medline TA: Anaesthesia Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 The Authors. Anaesthesia © 2011 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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Anaesthesiologist Resident in Emergency Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. |
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