Nowadays, obstetrical anesthesia-related mortality is a very rare complication in
industrialized countries. The recommended choice of intrathecal opioid for spinal anesthesia …

Background The risk of aspiration during general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has long
been thought to be increased due to factors such as increased intra-abdominal pressures …

Objective To summarise the process of conversion of epidural labour analgesia to
anaesthesia for caesarean delivery and explore the relationship between duration of labour …

Each year, the Board of Directors of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
selects an individual to review a given year's published obstetric anesthesiology literature …

Background There is little information about the use and efficacy of single injection spinal
blocks for labor analgesia; specifically, how frequently subsequent analgesia or anesthesia …

Objectives: Review the etiology of Mendelson syndrome. Describe the presentation of a
patient with Mendelson syndrome. Summarize the treatment options for Mendelson …

EDITORIAL VIEWS catastrophic. Validation studies suggest that the coding of anesthesia-
related complications in administrative data can be inaccurate. 9, 10 nevertheless, the …

Background: Our hospital used to perform cesarean delivery under general anesthesia
rather than neuraxial anesthesia, mostly because of patient refusal of members of the …

A transition from liberal use of transfusions prior to invasive procedures to a thoughtful,
restrictive approach to transfusion is underway. This shift is being driven by the publication …

INTRODUCTION—Goals for anesthesia for cesarean delivery (CD) must include the comfort
and safety of the parturient, and the well-being of the fetus and neonate. This topic will …