Dual epidural catheters for labor analgesia in a spinal cord injury patient: a case report
Impediment to local anesthetic solution in the epidural space results in unsatisfactory pain relief during labor epidural. Patients with a history of back trauma and spinal instrumentation have increased rates of epidural failure due to patchy spread of ...
Ejaz Khan +4 more
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A prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study of analgesia and outcome after pneumonectomy [PDF]
Background Meta-analysis and systematic reviews of epidural compared with paravertebral blockade analgesia techniques for thoracotomy conclude that although the analgesia is comparable, paravertebral blockade has a better short-term side-effect profile ...
Mills, R. +44 more
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Neuraxial analgesia is not associated with an increased risk of post-partum relapses in MS [PDF]
Background: Obstetrical analgesia remains a matter of controversy because of the fear of neurotoxicity of local anesthetics on demyelinated fibers or their potential relationship with subsequent relapses.
T. Benoit +227 more
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Anesthetic Management of Labor in a Woman with Hereditary Angioedema
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Inês P. Rodrigues +2 more
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Both intrathecal sufentanil (ITS) and intrathecal morphine (ITM) improve analgesia in obstetrical or cardiac procedures. From a pharmacokinetic standpoint, combining these two opioids may improve perioperative analgesia.
Saudan Frei, Sonja +15 more
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Can remifentanil use in obstetrics be improved by optimal patient-controlled analgesia bolus timing?
The safety of patient-controlled i.v. analgesia (PCA) with remifentanil for obstetrical analgesia remains a matter of concern. The efficacy of remifentanil bolus application, that is, the coincidence between pain and remifentanil effect-site ...
C. Juillet +11 more
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Safety and efficiency of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) conducted by medical officers in a level one hospital in Cape Town [PDF]
Objectives: This study aimed to research efficacy and safety of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) administered by medical officers (MOs), without formal anaesthetic training, in a South African district hospital.
Wenzel-Smith, Gisela
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Objective: To determine the frequency of need for postoperative intravenous analgesia after rectal diclofenac suppository in patients undergoing lower abdominal gynecological or obstetrical surgery under general anesthesia Study Design: Cross-sectional
Riffat Saeed +5 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Two Doses of Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine (3 µg vs 5 µg) as an Adjuvant to Hyperbaric Ropivacaine in Caesarean Section: A Randomised Double-blind Controlled Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for caesarean sections because of its rapid onset, reliable sensory and motor blockade, and excellent analgesia. Ropivacaine is preferred for its improved safety profile and reduced motor block.
Himani Taiwade +3 more
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In 1992, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued a joint statement on pain during labor that included the following: “Labor results in severe pain for many women.
Birnbach, David J
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