SCIATIC-NERVE PALSY FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH

Citation
M. Silva et al., SCIATIC-NERVE PALSY FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH, Anaesthesia, 51(12), 1996, pp. 1144-1148
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00032409
Volume
51
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1144 - 1148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(1996)51:12<1144:SPFC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Two cases are reported of sciatic nerve palsy after delivery by Caesar ean section in primigravidae. One mother was slender and had an emerge ncy Caesarean section for failure to progress with a breech presentati on. Epidural analgesia during labour was extended for operative delive ry. The other mother was obese, mildly hypertensive, has a large baby with a high head and was delivered by elective Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. She experienced severe intrapartum hypotension. Both patients suffered right sided sciatic nerve palsy. The aetiologi es of obstetric palsies and those following regional block are receive d and the importance of careful diagnosis and of avoiding peripheral n erve compression during regional block are emphasised.