the quality of subarachnoid block can be improved by adding opioids to the local anesthetics. we compared the analgesic effects of different doses of intrathecal sufentanil added to lidocaine %5 for elective cesarean section. this study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. 90 pregnant women with asa class i-ii, scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anest...

background: shivering is one of the common problems in spinal anesthesia. the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of intrathecal fentanyl (25 μg) on incidence and severity of intraoperative and postoperative shivering. methods: a double-blind randomized controlled study was conducted in eighty healthy women (asa physical status i) scheduled for elective cesarean section un...

conclusions the findings of this study showed that ginger extract can be used for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. background nausea and vomiting are one of the most common complications of cesarean sections under spinal anesthesia. recently, the use of drugs to treat nausea and vomiting has decreased, and nonpharmaceutical and alternative t...

conclusions the addition of tramadol to epidural 2% lidocaine offers advantages in cesarean section. results in the lt100 group, onset of complete sensory and motor blockade at t6 was less than in the two other groups, but the highest level of sensory blockade and two segment regression and duration of motor blockades between the lt50 and lt100 groups were not significantly different, although ...

aim and background:   hypothermia is a common complication in surgeries patients and may have serious consequences in both mother and fetal in cesarean surgery. this study was implemented to assess the effect of intravenous (iv) infusion of warm fluids on decreasing hypothermia in mothers and its consequences on newborns. methods and materials:   this randomized controlled clinical trial was do...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Cesarean section has become recently the first choice for delivery in many clinics in Romania and worldwide. The purpose of our study is to assess the benefits of introducing the adapted Vejnovic uterine suture technique into daily practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 1703 out of the 1776 cesarean section performed in the period January, 2012 - March, 2013 in the O...

Background: The effects of different opioids on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain have not been conclusively determined. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of fentanyl, remifentanil or fentanyl plus morphine on the incidence of PONV and pain in women subjected to cesarean section under general anesthesia. Methods: The study was a randomized clinical trial r...

BACKGROUND Chronic renal failure is strongly associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Women dependent on hemodialysis before conception rarely achieve a successful live birth. CASE PRESENTATION A 31-year-old multiparous Turkish woman was scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia at 37 weeks and five days' gestation because of hemorrhage due to secondary placenta previa. Spinal ane...

A 32-year-old gravida 2, para 1 woman without structural cardiac disease was scheduled for her second cesarean section under combined spinal and epidural anesthesia (CSEA). She had stable hemodynamics after delivery; however, 16 min after the application of uterotonics, ventricular tachycardia (VT) with a heart rate (HR) of 150 bpm appeared. VT lasted for <30 s, and her hemodynamics remained st...

A 40-year-old woman with a history of cesarean section and 3 episodes of uterine curettage for spontaneous or induced abortion presented with massive genital hemorrhage in the ninth week of gestation; she was treated with red cell concentrate and fresh frozen plasma transfusion. She was admitted to our hospital at the 11 week of gestation for continuous genital hemorrhage and cervical shortenin...