Fixed dose vs height and weight adjusted dose of bupivacaine for caesarean section: A randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To determine frequency of maternal hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section by comparing fixed dose with height and weight-adjusted dose of hyperbaric 0.5% bupivacaine.

Methods: This randomised controlled trial was carried out at Pakistan Naval Ship Shifa Hospital, Karachi, and comprised patients with singleton pregnancy who were randomly divided into two groups.

A survey of infection control practices of consultant anaesthesiologists in teaching hospitals of pakistan.

Objective: To determine the infection control practices of Anaesthesiologist in the teaching hospitals of Pakistan.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Place And Duration Of Study: The survey was conducted from January 2002 to December 2002 in Combined Military Hospital Quetta.