Inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia during caesarean delivery: a survey of practitioners.

Background: We aimed to determine the knowledge, training, practices and attitudes of obstetric anaesthetic practitioners with regard to failed neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean delivery.

Method: We performed a contemporaneous and representative survey in an innovative fashion. We conducted an international cross-sectional study of obstetric anaesthetic practitioners at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA 2021).

Learning from the law: a review of 21 years of litigation for anaesthetic negligence resulting in peripartum hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.

One of the most devastating complications that can result from medical mismanagement during labour and delivery is hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy has profound implications for the newborn and its family, as well as for the healthcare team involved. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy can take only minutes to develop, but the repercussions of this complication can last a lifetime.