Women undergoing caesarean section under regional anaesthesia should routinely receive supplementary oxygen

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Jordan
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Somers ◽  
Yves Jacquemyn ◽  
Luc Sermeus ◽  
Marcel Vercauteren

We describe a patient with severe scoliosis for which corrective surgery was performed at the age of 12. During a previous caesarean section under general anaesthesia pseudocholinesterase deficiency was discovered. Ultrasound guided spinal anaesthesia was performed enabling a second caesarean section under loco-regional anaesthesia.


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