A Scalding Burn Resulting from Sitz Bath Long Enough after Epidural Block for Vaginal Delivery: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1998.34.2.444
- Author:
Hyun Woo DO
1
;
Ae Ra KIM
;
Jae Kyu CHEUN
Author Information
1. Departmet of Anesthesiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anesthetics, local: bupivacaine;
Anesthetic techniques: epidural;
Complications: Scalding burn. Pain: labor
- MeSH:
Baths*;
Bupivacaine;
Burns*;
Epinephrine;
Fentanyl;
Humans;
Sensation;
Thigh;
Water
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1998;34(2):444-447
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Epidural block is one of the most effective methods of intrapartum pain relief in current practice. This is a case of a scalding burn resulting from a sitz bath long enough after epidural block for vaginal delivery. The patient received 7 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine mixed with 1 : 300,000 epinephrine and fentanyl 50 microgram for epidural block. Following delivery, the patient started complaining of voiding difficulty without any motor weakness 6 hours after the epidural block occured. At that time, the patient did not feel any hot or pain sensations during the 15 minutes of unintentional hot water application for sitz bath. Consequently, an approximately 5~10% superficial second degree burn developed on her perineal and inner thigh region.
