Kevin Coolong, a former nurse anesthetist, permanently surrendered his license after the allegations surfaced.

Among these, 4 requested this form of anesthesia, 3 had respiratory or neurologic indications, 1 required an emergent cesarean section, and 8 either received general anesthesia ... This included 17 ...

Abstract: Phenylephrine is a drug used at BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver BC to treat maternal hypotension induced by spinal anesthesia. Its dosage is mainly determined in a heuristic manner by the ...

A Philadelphia jury handed up a defense verdict in a case over a C-section gone wrong. The plaintiffs claimed the anesthesia team involved with the operation failed to detect a bleed that ...

Regional anesthesia techniques, such as spinal anesthesia, are frequently employed for cesarean section (CS) due to their benefits of providing postoperative pain relief and reducing the potential ...

Spinal anesthesia is often used for genital operations, hip or knee replacements, lower body procedures, and cesarean section (C-section) delivery. Both spinal and epidural techniques are effective ...

A 28-year-old patient undergoing a kidney transplant was kept awake during the procedure – and even caught a glimpse of the ...

This study aims to explore the effects of ondansetron on the prevention of supine hypotensive syndrome during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Methods: A total of 80 women undergoing elective ...

Here, a combination of spinal and epidural anesthesia is used. The spinal is used for the C-section and the epidural is used to keep the level of anesthetic topped up, if required, and also to ...

Read the form carefully and ask questions if something is unclear. You will be asked when you last had anything to eat or drink. If your C-section is planned and needs general, spinal, or epidural ...

Conclusions: The height influences the dose of bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia; without prophylactic fluid pre-loading and vasopressors, the height-based dosing algorithm of bupivacaine is suitable, ...