Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1999
Biography Historical ArticleDonald Bruce Scott, M.D., F.R.C.A., F.R.D.P.Ed. 1925-1998.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 1999
The safety and efficacy of combined spinal and epidural analgesia/anesthesia (6,002 blocks) in a community hospital.
This study examined the safety and efficacy of combined spinal and epidural (CSE) analgesia/anesthesia performed in a community hospital. ⋯ This review of 6,002 CSE blocks performed in a community hospital has demonstrated that CSE labor analgesia, surgical anesthesia are safe and efficacious. We believe that patient observation and continuous pulse oximetry for 1-2 hours after administration of ITS and prompt treatment with intravenous naloxone for severe drowsiness, low oxygen saturation (PaO2 < 90% unresponsive to mask oxygen), or dysphagia should be used to minimize the risk of apnea.