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Epidural injection of 2.5 mg diamorphine and 0.25% bupivacaine after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia led to cardiorespiratory arrest 40 minutes later in a 31-year-old woman.
Epidural administration of diamorphine and bupivacaine after Caesarean section can lead to delayed cardiorespiratory arrest.
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Alerts to possible delayed arrest after epidural diamorphine-bupivacaine post-Caesarean; single case leaves open causality and need for vigilance protocols.
Myint et al. (1993) studied this question. Epidural injection of 2.5 mg diamorphine and 0.25% bupivacaine after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia led to cardiorespiratory arrest 40 minutes later in a 31-year-old woman.
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