[Complications in peridural anesthesia]

An analysis of complications associated with peridural anesthesia (PA) in 1000 women operated upon in the clinic of gynecology and obstetrics was carried out. In time of operation the number of complications constituted 5%; 0,5% of them were dangerous to life (collapse--0.4%, cardiac arrest--0.1%). Neither fatality nor disability resulting from PA were noted. The frequency rate of complications associated with PA does not exceed that one following other methods of anesthesia. The authors believe it possible to use PA in hypovolemic conditions after their preliminary correction or parallel to it.