Current opinion in anaesthesiology
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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Aug 2011
ReviewThe anaesthetic management of caesarean section in the interventional radiology suite.
Interventional radiology has been used in the last decade for the management of major obstetric haemorrhage particularly when the placenta is pathologically adherent (accreta) or for postpartum haemorrhage when a bleeding vessel is suspected. This review describes the radiological, obstetric and anaesthetic interventions which are often carried out in the radiology suite. ⋯ This review describes the management of patients who are amenable to prophylactic or emergency radiological intervention for obstetric haemorrhage in the radiology suite. Controversy surrounds the optimum place for surgery and the most suitable mode of anaesthesia in these patients.
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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Aug 2011
Anaesthesia for magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography.
This article reviews the important aspects of managing patients undergoing anaesthesia and monitoring for MRI and PET. ⋯ The availability of high-field MRI and other complex imaging studies, like PET is increasing. This requires that anaesthesiologists and critical care physicians understand the principles, safety concerns and appropriate management of patients undergoing imaging within such environments.