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E Devlin

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PubMed1993

Epidural analgesia for labour using a continuous infusion of bupivacaine and alfentanil.

Seventy women who requested epidural pain relief in labour received a continuous epidural infusion at 8 ml h-1, which contained either 0.25% bupivacaine (n = 29), or a mixture of 0.125% bupivacaine and 0.005% alfentanil (n = 31), assigned randomly. Increments of 4 ml 0.25% bupivacaine were given on demand to prevent residual pain from uterine contractions. The two groups were compared for motor block of the lower limbs, number of increments required, type of delivery and neonatal Apgar scores. The group of women receiving the mixture of bupivacaine and alfentanil required between them seven increments; the group receiving bupivacaine alone required 15. One of the women receiving the mixture and eight of the women receiving bupivacaine alone had almost complete motor block. There were no differences in the mode of delivery or in the neonatal Apgar scores.

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PubMed1992

An outbreak of gastro-intestinal illness caused by eggs containing Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4.

Seven of nine people developed gastro-intestinal symptoms between 18 and 27 h after eating a trifle with a topping containing raw eggs. Salmonella enteritidis Phage Type (PT) 4 was isolated both from the faeces of affected persons and from eggs remaining in the same box as those used to prepare the topping. The findings show that eggs being produced and sold in the U.K. still contain S. enteritidis PT4 and that this is continuing to cause human infection.

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