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Labor analgesia for the obese parturient. Anesth Analg 2012 Oct;115(4):899-903

Date

07/17/2012

Pubmed ID

22798529

DOI

10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182642102

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84866907074 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   6 Citations

Abstract

Obese parturients present obstetric anesthesia providers with multiple challenges, including increased incidence of maternal coexisting disease, labor complications, and potential for difficult initiation and failure of neuraxial labor analgesia. This focused review discusses these challenges, and suggests potential methods to increase labor analgesia success in this population.

Author List

Ellinas EH

Author

Elizabeth H. Ellinas MD Associate Dean, Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Analgesia, Obstetrical
Female
Humans
Labor, Obstetric
Obesity
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy
Risk Factors