Maternal respiratory distress and successful reversal with sugammadex during intrauterine transfusion with fetal paralysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 10-22% of the general population experience needle phobia. Needle phobic parturients are at increased risk of adverse outcomes. We assessed the efficacy of topical Ametop™ (tetracaine 4%) gel in reducing the pain associated with local anesthetic skin infiltration before neuraxial block in non-laborin...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Kavanagh T,Dube A,Albert A,Gunka V

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital complete heart block is a rare phenomenon that may be discovered during pregnancy in patients who were previously asymptomatic. Peripartum management of these patients mandates a multidisciplinary approach with careful planning regarding indications for pacing, appropriate anesthetic technique, and continge...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Preston D,Klucsarits S,Moon T,Nasir D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary pulmonary hypertension, though uncommon, is found relatively frequently in women of childbearing age and carries a high peripartum mortality. We present a patient with severe primary pulmonary hypertension who underwent two cesarean sections 3 and 6 years after the diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension w...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Khan MJ,Bhatt SB,Kryc JJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Velocardiofacial or 22q11 deletion syndrome is a genetic condition caused by deletion 22q11, the deletion of a small segment of the long arm of chromosome 22. To our knowledge this is the first case report of a woman with Velocardiofacial syndrome presenting in late pregnancy for caesarean delivery. She had undergone ...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Cohen V,Powell E,Lake C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old woman was admitted to the labour ward at term complaining of symptoms suggestive of raised intracranial pressure which were overlooked. Epidural analgesia was administered following induction of labour and was associated with a clear exacerbation of symptoms. After delivery a CT scan revealed a large cer...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Wakeling HG,Barry PC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This retrospective, matched case-control cohort study describes the incidence, indications, anesthesia techniques and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by surgery in a single tertiary-referral hospital. METHODS:Retrospective review of the hospital records of 171 patients who had non-obstetric surgery in...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Devroe S,Bleeser T,Van de Velde M,Verbrugge L,De Buck F,Deprest J,Devlieger R,Rex S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 37-year-old postpartum patient who developed a contained subacute spinal subdural hematoma causing mass effect on the cauda equina and severe spinal stenosis after undergoing an epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache. Recovery occurred following administration of oral steroids. ...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Verduzco LA,Atlas SW,Riley ET

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Administration of packed red blood cells (PRBC) and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to women with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) before and after introduction of a massive transfusion protocol. METHODS:The retrospective PPH study cohort of two tertiary centers was identified using blood bank records, verified by pat...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Weiniger CF,Yakirevich-Amir N,Sela HY,Gural A,Ioscovich A,Einav S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of a previously healthy obese woman in her fourth pregnancy who presented for caesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD). Forty minutes after a spinal anaesthetic a healthy child was delivered. Shortly after the injection of ergometrine and Syntocinon into the uterus, the patient de...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Sjöberg F,Gupta A,Bengtsson M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported that measurement of non-invasive blood pressure during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia fails in over 50% of cases. We felt that errors would be less likely if blood pressure could be measured at the ankle as it is immobile during caesarean section. The purpose of our st...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Sanghera S,North A,Abernethy S,Wrench I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Analgesia in Childbirth Bill (1949) remains the only attempt in British history to give mothers the legal right to pain relief in childbirth. It provides a useful introduction to the major themes in the history of British obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia under the National Health Service. This paper places the ...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Barnett R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis affects 1 in 1600-2500 live births and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It primarily involves the respiratory, gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts, with impaired clearance of, and obstruction by, increasingly viscous secretions. Severe respiratory disease, diabetes and gastro-oesopha...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Deighan M,Ash S,McMorrow R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is a common puerperal complaint. A wide variety of factors can be involved, ranging from hormonal shifts, physiological changes, and peripartum procedures that may precipitate, worsen, or cause troublesome headache. The differential diagnosis of postpartum headache is broad and potentially daunting to the var...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Klein AM,Loder E

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A head-elevation pillow places a patient in a ramped posture, which maximises the view of the larynx during laryngoscopy, particularly in obese parturients. In our institution an elevation pillow is used pre-emptively for neuraxial anaesthesia. We hypothesised that head-elevation may impair cephalad spread o...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Elfil H,Crowley L,Segurado R,Spring A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morquio syndrome, a congenital mucopolysaccharidosis, presents several challenges for the provision of effective labor analgesia. We report the case of a woman admitted for induction of labor who received an early epidural and subsequently required cesarean delivery. Optimal bilateral labor analgesia was not achieved ...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Delgado C,Kent C,Sedensky M,Ciliberto C,Landau R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opioid crisis has reached an unprecedented magnitude in the United States and worldwide, and data on opioid use and misuse in the obstetric population are extremely concerning. Despite an abundant number of studies evaluating strategies to prevent neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in babies born to mothers who a...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Landau R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information exists on obstetric anesthesia experience and training within residency training programs in the United States. METHODS:A survey was sent to every academic anesthesiology training program in the United States (n=120), with follow-up reminders to non-responders. The survey included 14 que...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Panni MK,Camann WR,Tsen LC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the management of a morbidly obese parturient suffering from narcolepsy with cataplexy who presented for caesarean section. Her symptoms were controlled by modafinil and fluoxetine. We administered epidural anaesthesia successfully; surgery was uneventful and recovery was uncomplicated. We discuss some of th...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Soltanifar S,Russell R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder with an estimated incidence of 1:1000000. The underlying pathophysiology is truncal and proximal limb muscle stiffness resulting from continuous co-contracture of agonist and antagonist muscle groups concomitant with superimposed episodic muscle spasms. Loss of gamma...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Boettcher BT,Muravyea M,Kuo C,Drexler C,Pagel PS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases in which anesthesia was needed for the reduction of uterine incarceration. The first case was managed with a combined spinal/epidural technique and the second with a single intrathecal injection of opioid and low dose local anesthetic. The anesthetic issues pertinent to the reduction of an incarce...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Algra LJ,Fogel ST,Norris MC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

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 observati...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

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

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China has one of the highest rates of caesarean delivery in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for chronic pain after caesarean delivery in a Chinese cohort. METHODS:Patients undergoing elective caesarean delivery with a Pfannenstiel incision under spinal anae...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Wang LZ,Wei CN,Xiao F,Chang XY,Zhang YF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemorrhage is a common complication of childbirth with 0.65% of deliveries associated with significant (>1500 mL) peripartum blood loss. Hypofibrinogenaemia secondary to dilutional and consumptive coagulopathies can be challenging to correct quickly with conventional blood and plasma therapy. Fibrinogen concentrate o...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Bell SF,Rayment R,Collins PW,Collis RE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary atresia witha ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is an extremely rare congenital disorder characterized by a high risk of maternal mortality. We present the case of a 24-year-old primigravid woman with uncorrected pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and major aort...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Gang SP,Fang KY,Ma Y,Zhang FX,Xiang DK,Liu XL,Wang RP,Chen DD,Ma XW

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) syndrome is an obstetric complication with heterogeneous presentation, multisystem involvement and variable prognosis, but which usually resolves after delivery. We report a case of HELLP syndrome with subcapsular hematoma of the liver causing extrapericardia...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Kinthala S,Fakoory M,Greaves T,Kandamaran L,Thomas H,Moe S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The marked reduction in the number of cases related to the provision of anaesthesia, included in the triennial Reports on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the UK, may limit the educational value of such reports for anaesthetists in the future. The collection, analysis and reporting of untoward events rel...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： McBrien ME,Bali IM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work suggests that preoperative skin infiltration with local anesthetic may lead to reduced postoperative pain. We have studied this in a randomised, prospective, double-blind trial of 40 women having cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. After establishment of the spinal block, the incision line was infilt...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Pavy T,Gambling D,Kliffer P,Munro A,Merrick PM,Douglas J

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, yet it is exceedingly rare in pregnancy. We present a case of a 33-year-old multiparous woman diagnosed with high-grade osteosarcoma during the third trimester of pregnancy. A plan was formulated to perform cesarean delivery at 33 weeks of gestation under s...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Quaye AA,Raskin KA,Ecker JL,Leffert LR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary pulmonary hypertension is a fatal disease that frequently becomes evident in pregnancy. The management of pregnant women with primary pulmonary hypertension poses a number of difficult problems, especially where regional anesthesia is considered to be contraindicated. A 30-year-old woman who developed primary ...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Toyama H,Wagatsuma T,Ejima Y,Matsubara M,Kurosawa S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia balancing low-dose intrathecal bupivacaine/fentanyl and low-dose epidural bupivacaine may be more useful than single-shot spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in reducing incidences of adverse effects such as hypotension and nausea and in shortening motor recovery. Combined spina...

journal_title：International journal of obstetric anesthesia

authors： Choi DH,Ahn HJ,Kim JA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00