Epidural Analgesia for Labor Pain and Its Relationship to Fever

• Autores: James M. Alexander
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 32, Nº. 3, 2005 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy / coord. por George D. Wendel, Lisa M. Hollier), págs. 777-787
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The association between labor epidural and maternal fever is well established. The direct effect of epidural on maternal temperature appears due to its interference with heat dissipation and rarely results in overt fever. This effect is unlikely to adversely affect the fetus, the majority of women in labor do not appear to be at risk, and the full ramification of the fever is not yet well understood.