Regional-Anaesthesie
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Regional-Anaesthesie · Sep 1989
Comparative Study[Mother and child stress parameters during cesarean section with general and peridural anesthesia].
This study compared maternal and fetal stress responses during cesarean section in either general anesthesia (GA) or epidural anesthesia (EA). Ten patients received GA with thiopental induction, intubation, and controlled ventilation with nitrous oxide and oxygen. After delivery, anesthesia was supplemented with fentanyl 0.2-0.3 mg. ⋯ Maternal epinephrine levels were lower under EA and below the normal range (EA 23 pg/ml, GA 77 pg/ml, P = 0.002); levels increased during GA and decreased during EA (P = 0.01). No statistical differences were seen in maternal norepinephrine (EA 206 pg/ml, GA 354 pg/ml). MAP was lower during EA (group levels EA 81 mmHg, GA 95 mmHg, P = 0.0002) and HR was higher during GA (group levels EA 89/min, GA 104/min, P less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Regional-Anaesthesie · Sep 1989
Case Reports[Subdural location of a catheter. A complication of peridural anesthesia].
A case of an involuntarily placed subdural catheter (between arachnoid and dura) is described. The catheter was thought to be in the epidural space. It was placed at T9/10 in order to achieve postoperative epidural analgesia in a patient with colonic surgery. ⋯ In addition, the symptoms of 'subdural analgesia' vary to a great extent. Therefore, the diagnosis can only be verified by X-ray examination. If patients with epidural analgesia are supervised with care and uncommon dose responses are recognized, subdural catheter placement will not lead to a severe and dangerous situation for the patient.