Long-term backache after extradural or general anaesthesia for manual removal of placenta: preliminary report.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A questionnaire designed to investigate the incidence of newly acquired, long-term backache was sent to women who had previously undergone manual removal of the placenta during a 12-month period in one maternity hospital. There was a significantly greater incidence of long-term backache in patients who had extradural anaesthesia specifically for manual removal of the placenta compared with patients receiving a general anaesthetic for the same procedure. The results of this retrospective study in a small population warrant examination in a large, prospective, controlled investigation.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthesia, General
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Back Pain
- Obstetric Labor Complications
- Placenta