Population
21 full term pregnant patients (including 3 with twin pregnancy)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6-12 hours postpartum
Authors
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Epidural pressure variations by position may inform technique refinements; hypothesis-generating for neuraxial outcomes in term pregnancy.
Epidural space pressure in full-term pregnant patients is elevated, particularly in the supine position, likely due to inferior vena caval obstruction by the gravid uterus.
MORAD N.A. MESSIH (1981) studied this question.
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