Effect of epidural anesthesia in labor; pregnancy with cardiovascular disease

摘要

Objective We studied the effect and safety of epidural anesthesia during labor in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease. Materials and methods In the pregnant women with cardiovascular disease, we compared maternal outcome and suppressive effect on blood pressure retrospectively between the epidural group (anesthetized epidurally during labor) and the no-epidural group (not anesthetized epidurally during labor). Results A total of 277 patients were included in the analyses. Cardiovascular events decreased significantly in epidural group (P?