[Cerebral venous thrombosis after dural punture - three cases].

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare form of cerebrovascular disease. There seems to be a relationship between intracranial hypotension due to dural puncture and CVT but causality is uncertain. Headache is common in the obstetric population, frequently preceded by epidural anesthesia.

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome in the Obstetric Patient: A Case Report of Anesthetic Implications and Management.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare systemic syndrome characterized by venous malformations usually found in the skin and visceral organs. To date, 11 case reports describing BRBNS during pregnancy have been published. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing intracranial, airway, epidural, and birth canal involvement of venous malformations in the same parturient.

Portable respiratory polygraphy monitoring of obese mothers the first night after caesarean section with bupivacaine/morphine/fentanyl spinal anaesthesia.

Obesity, abdominal surgery, and intrathecal opioids are all factors associated with a risk for respiratory compromise. The aim of this explorative trial was to study the apnoea/hypopnea index 1st postoperative night in obese mothers having had caesarean section (CS) in spinal anaesthesia with a combination of bupivacaine/morphine and fentanyl. Consecutive obese (BMI >30 kg/m 2) mothers, ≥18 years, scheduled for CS with bupivacaine/morphine/fentanyl spinal anaesthesia were monitored with a portable polygraphy device Embletta /NOX on 1 postoperative night.

The decision to delivery interval in emergency caesarean sections: Impact of anaesthetic technique and work shift.

One important task of the emergency anaesthesia service is to provide rapid, safe and effective anaesthesia for emergency caesarean sections (ECS). A Decision to Delivery Interval (DDI) <30 minutes for ECS is a quality indicator for this service. The aim of this study was to assess the DDI and the impact of chosen anaesthetic technique (general anaesthesia (GA), spinal anaesthesia (SPA) with opioid supplementation, or "top-up" of labour epidural analgesia (tEDA) with local anaesthesia and fentanyl mixture) and work shift for ECS at Danderyds Hospital, Sweden.

Neuraxial opioids as analgesia in labour, caesarean section and hysterectomy: A questionnaire survey in Sweden.

: Neuraxial opioids improve labour analgesia and analgesia after caesarean section (CS) and hysterectomy. Undesirable side effects and difficulties in arranging postoperative monitoring might influence the use of these opioids. The aim of the present survey was to assess the use of intrathecal and epidural morphine in gynaecology and obstetrics in Sweden.

Circulatory collapse following epidural bolus for Caesarean section a profound vasovagal reaction? A case report.

Introduction: Reduced blood pressure is commonly seen associated to spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section and efforts to reduce its occurrence and its magnitude is common practice. Cardiovascular collapse requiring cardio-pulmonary resuscitation after putting the spinal/epidural block for Caesarean section is however a rare but most dramatic event.

Presentation Of Case: We describe a case with sudden short loss of circulation, circulatory collapse, short after start of emergency Caesarean section in top up epidural anaesthesia (3+12ml ropivaciane 7.

Sevoflurane requirement during elective ankle day surgery: the effects of etirocoxib premedication, a prospective randomised study.

Background: Anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs, have become an important part of the pain management in day surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Coxib premedication on the intra-operative anaesthetic requirements in patients undergoing elective ankle surgery in general anaesthesia.

Type Of Study: Prospective, randomized study of the intra-operative anaesthetic-sparing effects of etoricoxib premedication as compared to no NSAID preoperatively.