Geburtsh Frauenheilk
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Geburtsh Frauenheilk · Jul 1980
Case Reports[Concealed rupture of the uterus during continuous epidural anaesthesia (author's transl)].
A thirty-nine year old gravida 2 was allowed to have a trial of labor 4 years after Cesarean section. A continuous epidural anaesthesia was applied. During the well placed epidural anaesthesia pain in the cesarean section scar area started. ⋯ The importance of stringent criteria for indications for continuous epidural anaesthesia is stressed. The lowest effective dose of local anaesthesia need to be used. Continual intensive monitoring is necessary in order to detect a pathological pain during a continuous epidural anaesthesia.