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Does Epidural During Labour Lead To Chronic Low Backpain? A Malaysian Retrospective Study

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dc.contributor.authorMuhamad Rafiqi Hehsanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukerien_US
dc.contributor.authorShamsul Kamalrujan Hassanen_US
dc.contributor.authorHoo Pek Sungen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:36:46Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:36:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.submitted2022-1-26
dc.descriptionMalaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (eISSN 2636-9346)en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The question as to whether epidural analgesia during labour can cause chronic low backpain has become a concern lately but this association has not been tested locally and remains controversial. This retrospective study aimed to ascertain the relationship between labour epidural analgesia and development of subsequent chronic low backpain. Methods: We contacted 200 primiparous women who had delivered by normal vaginal delivery via telephone at six months after delivery. While 100 of them had previously received epidural analgesia for labour, the other 100 had not. The women had to quantify their backpain by yes/no responses, numeric rating score, and impairment of daily function. Both the epidural and the non-epidural groups were compared using independent t-test and Chi-squared test while logistic regression was used to control for confounding factors. Results: The two groups had similar baseline characteristics except for body mass index, employment status and labour duration. The women who received epidural analgesia had significantly higher prevalence of low backpain at six months after delivery than those who had not (28% versus 9%, P = 0.001). However, the two groups did not show any difference in terms of numeric rating score or level of impairment of daily function. The low back pain at six months (epidural versus non-epidural) had an adjusted odds ratio of 8.1 (95% confidence interval 2.7 to 24.0, P <0.001). Conclusion: While epidural analgesia during labour was shown to be associated with chronic low back pain, this association may not be causal, suggesting the need for a randomized-controlled study in this area.en_US
dc.identifier.epage155
dc.identifier.issn1675-8544
dc.identifier.issueJanuary
dc.identifier.other2208-16
dc.identifier.spage151
dc.identifier.urihttps://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022011718073020_MJMHS_1248.pdf
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9166
dc.identifier.volume18 (1)
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan Universiti Putra Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMalaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectEpidural, Chronic, Back Pain, Malaysiaen_US
dc.titleDoes Epidural During Labour Lead To Chronic Low Backpain? A Malaysian Retrospective Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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