Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section.

Background: Nausea and vomiting are distressing symptoms which are experienced commonly during caesarean section under regional anaesthesia and in the postoperative period.  OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions versus placebo or no intervention given prophylactically to prevent nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section.

Search Methods: For this update, we searched Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth's Trials Register, ClinicalTrials.

Transversus abdominis plane block does not provide additional benefit to multimodal analgesia in gynecological cancer surgery.

Background: The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a recently described technique involving injecting local anesthetic between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis layers of the abdominal wall. It has been shown to be effective in reducing morphine consumption and improving postoperative pain relief in several clinical settings.

Methods: We performed a randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing bilateral ultrasound-guided TAP blocks (2 x 20 mL 0.

Recombinant activated factor VII in obstetric hemorrhage: experiences from the Australian and New Zealand Haemostasis Registry.

Objective: Through the Australian and New Zealand Haemostasis Registry, we report on the Australian and New Zealand experience with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in obstetric patients.

Methods: The role of rFVIIa for off-label indications, including trauma, cardiac surgery, and severe postpartum hemorrhage, remains controversial. The Haemostasis Registry established by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia monitors off-label use of rFVIIa across Australia and New Zealand.