Why the study?
Does early epidural analgesia improve safety and reduce complications in morbidly obese parturients?
Population
Morbidly obese pregnant women (parturients)
Design
Review
Authors
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May support early epidural planning in obese parturients; leaves open confirmation via prospective trials.
Does early epidural analgesia improve safety and reduce complications in morbidly obese parturients?
Early epidural anesthesia should be planned and administered as often as possible in morbidly obese parturients due to the high rate of caesarean sections and potential difficulties with emergency anesthesia.
Afify et al. (2015) studied this question.
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