International journal of obstetric anesthesia
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Dec 2016
Nine-year audit of post-dural puncture headache in a tertiary obstetric hospital in Singapore.
The KK Women's and Children's Hospital is a tertiary obstetric unit with approximately 11000 deliveries per year. Epidural analgesia is used in about 40% of laboring women. We reviewed the incidence and management of post-dural puncture headache over a nine-year period. ⋯ A retrospective audit over a nine-year period at a tertiary teaching hospital found the overall incidence of post-dural puncture headache and associated events to be 0.15%, with a decreasing trend coinciding with improvement in the teaching and supervision of trainees in labor epidural procedures.
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Dec 2016
Determination of ED50 of hydromorphone for postoperative analgesia following cesarean delivery.
Morphine is the most common opioid injected into the intrathecal space for postoperative analgesia following cesarean delivery, but ongoing medication shortages have resulted in limited availability. One proposed morphine alternative is hydromorphone. Studies investigating its use in post-cesarean analgesia are limited. This study was conducted to determine the median effective dose of intrathecal hydromorphone 12h postpartum. ⋯ Intrathecal hydromorphone may be an effective alternative to morphine for post-cesarean pain management. The amount of intrathecal hydromorphone necessary to provide analgesia at 12h postoperatively may be significantly lower than doses currently in use. Further research should be performed to identify the optimal dose of intrathecal hydromorphone for post-surgical pain relief.