Immediate postpartum neurological deficits in the lower extremity: a prospective observational study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Neurological deficits noted immediately after childbirth are usually various obstetric neuropathies, but prospective studies are limited. The main study aim was to quantify and describe immediate postpartum neurological deficits of the lower extremity, including the buttocks. METHODS:A prospective observational study of postpartum women delivering in a single maternity hospital during three months of 2016. Among 1147 eligible women, 1019 were screened for symptoms of lower extremity numbness or weakness within eight to 32hours of delivery. Consent to undergo a detailed neurological evaluation was sought from those reporting symptoms. Risk factors were identified using logistic regression. RESULTS:Thirty five women (3.4%) reported symptoms, 27 entered the study and 23 (2.0%) had objective signs of a neurological deficit. The most common injuries were mild lumbosacral plexopathies and cluneal nerve compression. Most deficits were sensory, half of these also having a motor deficit that did not impact functionally. Based on analysis of 22 cases involving a likely intrapartum deficit, no association was found with parity, body weight, duration of labour, mode of delivery or neuraxial block. A past history of a neurological condition or a back injury was associated with odds ratios of 7.98 and 4.82 respectively. There were no neurological deficits that were clinically concerning or that were likely a complication of a neuraxial block. CONCLUSION:Transient neurological complications after labour and delivery are infrequent, mainly sensory involving multiple lumbosacral nerve roots or specific sacral cutaneous nerves, and they typically resolve within a short time.

journal_name

Int J Obstet Anesth

authors

Richards A,McLaren T,Paech MJ,Nathan EA,Beattie E,McDonnell N

doi

10.1016/j.ijoa.2017.04.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-05-01 00:00:00

pages

5-12

eissn

0959-289X

issn

1532-3374

pii

S0959-289X(17)30077-8

journal_volume

31

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