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Epidurals Are Safe For Women Of All Sizes.(Brief Article)
2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is no relationship between the size of a patient and the occurrence of epidural fever, according to a study presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers at the at the October (2001) annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Researchers also found that there was no relationship between occurrence of epidural fever and the length of epidural anesthesia. Maternal temperatures may increase in healthy women who have received lumbar epidural anesthesia - a condition called epidural fever.
"Epidural anesthesia is safe for both the mother and the baby and can make the birthing experience much more positive," said Helene Finegold, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania. "By finding that the size of the patient has no relation to the chance of epidural fever, we can reassure our patients that they are not putting themselves or their babies at an increased risk by being larger or smaller than average."
Researchers examined data on 406 healthy patients who were in active labor with no infections or complications associated with their pregnancies ...
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