Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Oct 2005
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of preemptive pudendal nerve blockade on pain after transvaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery.
To assess the effect of preemptive pudendal nerve blockade on pain and consumption of narcotic analgesia following transvaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery. ⋯ Preemptive pudendal nerve blockade does not affect postoperative pain intensity or the consumption of narcotic analgesia after transvaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialProphylactic ephedrine and combined spinal epidural: maternal blood pressure and fetal heart rate patterns.
Labor analgesia with the combined spinal epidural approach has been associated with maternal hypotension and fetal heart rate (FHR) changes. The purpose of this study was to estimate whether prophylactic intramuscular ephedrine before combined spinal epidural prevents these complications. ⋯ I.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEffectiveness of intrauterine anesthesia for pain relief during fractional curettage.
To study the effectiveness of intrauterine anesthesia for pain relief during fractional curettage. ⋯ I.
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To quantify anesthesia-related complications associated with cesarean delivery in a well-described, prospectively ascertained cohort from multiple university-based hospitals in the United States and to evaluate whether certain factors would identify women at increased risk for a failed regional anesthetic. ⋯ Regional techniques have become the preferred method of anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Procedure-related complications are rare and attest to the safety of modern obstetric anesthesia for cesarean delivery in the United States.