Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2018
Observational StudyLabor Analgesia as a Predictor for Reduced Postpartum Depression Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study.
A greater relief in labor pain with epidural analgesia is associated with lower postpartum depression scores, although with less clinical significance than other risk factors.
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We retrospectively investigated the incidence of potential sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis at a single center in Japan over a period of 3 years. The overall incidence of intraoperative hypersensitivity reaction was 0.22% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.17%-0.29%), and the incidence of anaphylaxis was 0.059% (95% CI, 0.032%-0.10%). ⋯ This result implies that the incidence of sugammadex-associated anaphylaxis could be as high as that for succinylcholine or rocuronium. A prospective study, including testing for identification of cause, is necessary to confirm the exact incidence of sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis; however, the present finding calls attention to this potential.