Anesthesia, Obstetrical - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Difficult and failed intubation in 3430 obstetric general anaesthetics.

30 Oct 2009 A retrospective audit was performed of all obstetric general anaesthetics in our hospital over an 8 year period to determine the incidence of difficult and failed intubation. Data was collected from a number of sources to ensure accuracy. A total of ... Read more...

Intraoperative awareness during general anesthesia for cesarean delivery.

30 Aug 2009 Intraoperative awareness is defined as the spontaneous recall of an event occurring during general anesthesia. A move away from rigid anesthetic protocols, which were designed to limit drug transmission across the placenta, has reduced the incidence ... Read more...

Preinsertion paramedian ultrasound guidance for epidural anesthesia.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Ultrasound is receiving growing interest for improving the guidance of needle insertion in epidural anesthesia. Defining a paramedian ultrasound scanning technique would be helpful for correctly identifying the vertebral level. Finding ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anesthesia, Obstetrical - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Difficult and failed intubation in 3430 obstetric general anaesthetics. 30 Oct 2009
• Intraoperative awareness during general anesthesia for cesarean delivery. 30 Aug 2009
• Suggested algorithm for management of the unexpected difficult airway in obstetric anesthesia. 20 Aug 2009
• Preinsertion paramedian ultrasound guidance for epidural anesthesia. 30 Jul 2009
• [Subarachnoid blockade for cesarean section in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report] 29 Jun 2009
• Safety and effectiveness of coadministration of intrathecal sufentanil and morphine in hyperbaric bupivacaine-based spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. 29 Jun 2009
• Practical tips for office hysteroscopy and second-generation "global" endometrial ablation. 29 Jun 2009
• Spinal anesthesia for intrapartum Cesarean delivery following epidural labor analgesia: a retrospective cohort study. 3 Jun 2009
• Haemodynamic effects of repeated doses of oxytocin during Caesarean delivery in healthy parturients. 3 Jun 2009
• Comparison of efficacy of oral drotaverine plus mefenamic acid with paracervical block and with intravenous sedation for pain relief during hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy. 30 May 2009
• Present and emerging strategies for reducing anesthesia-related maternal morbidity and mortality. 30 May 2009
• Ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine in the transverse plane: the correlation between estimated and actual depth to the epidural space in obese parturients. 30 May 2009
• Intravenous dexmedetomidine for obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia: converting a challenge into an opportunity? 20 May 2009
• Anesthesia for urgent sequential ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision and cesarean delivery. 20 May 2009
• Epidural catheter dilemma: a stretched catheter or erased markings? 20 May 2009
• Anaesthetic management of pregnancy complicated by a symptomatic arachnoid cyst. 20 May 2009
• Fondaparinux and epidural anaesthesia. 19 May 2009
• Management and communication problems in a patient with succinyl-CoA transferase deficiency in pregnancy and labour. 15 May 2009
• Anaesthetic management of a pregnant woman with carcinoid disease. 15 May 2009
• Caesarean section for a woman with Von Hippel-Lindau disease. 15 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Anesthesia, Obstetrical'

Descriptor UI: D000773

Alternative terms: Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Obstetrical Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Obstetric; Obstetric Anesthesia; Paracervical Block; Block, Paracervical; Blocks, Paracervical; Paracervical Blocks; Gynecologic Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Gynecologic; Anesthesia, Gynecological; Gynecological Anesthesia;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E03.155.364;

Technical Notes: /educ: coord IM (no qualif) with ANESTHESIOLOGY /educ (NIM)