Anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Nausea and vomiting after prostaglandins in day case termination of pregnancy. The efficacy of low dose droperidol.
The antiemetic effects of low dose droperidol (0.25 and 0.5 mg) and a placebo were compared in patients who had received prostaglandin for day case termination of pregnancy. The incidence of nausea and vomiting was high. Low dose droperidol significantly reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting without any delay in immediate recovery or discharge home (p less than 0.05). Droperidol 0.25 mg was equally effective as an antiemetic, as 0.5 mg.
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Case Reports
Cardiovascular collapse following epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient with aortic incompetence.
A death following epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient with aortic incompetence and pre-eclampsia is described. Possible hazards of epidural anaesthesia in aortic incompetence are described and it is suggested that reduction of total peripheral resistance is contraindicated in such patients.