Luminita M. Tureanu

• MD
• Northwestern University

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Pain after vaginal delivery can interfere with the activities of daily living. We hypothesized that epidural medication administered after delivery would be of benefit for acute postpartum pain management. The objective of this study was to assess whether epidural morphine after vaginal delivery would reduce the analgesic requirements for perineal...

Introduction: Breech presentation is now an indication for cesarean delivery, however external cephalic version (ECV) maneuvers are proven therapy to reduce this event. 1 Meta-analysis review of regional anesthesia for has demonstrated a benefit of anesthesia for ECV success and maternal satisfaction. 2 However, regional anesthesia has complication...

This study was undertaken to systematically review the medical literature to determine whether anesthesia facilitates the external cephalic version maneuver (ECV) for breech presentations. Study design A meta-analytic review of medical databases for randomized clinical trials comparing anesthesia with no anesthesia given for ECV attempts. The prima...