conclusions spinal anesthesia in the sitting position is more associated with significant phdh than that in the left lateral decubitus position for patients undergoing elective caesarian section. background the most common method of anesthesia for cesarean section is spinal anesthesia, and postdural puncture headache (pdph) remains a major complication of this procedure. nowadays, pdph is a maj...

BACKGROUND/AIM Uterine rupture at delivery is a severe lifethreatening complication for both mather and the newborn. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of total number uterine rupture within the deliveries, to perceive circumstances and causes that lead to rupture, to establish perinatal and maternal mortality and to present our therapeutic procedure. METHODS In the group of ...

The severity of pulmonary aspiration depends mainly on the acidity of the aspirate. Mist. magnesium trisilicate (MMT) has been used for many years at the maternity unit in General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to neutralise the acidic gastric contents in all obstetric patients requiring caesarian section. This preliminary study shows that a single dose of 15 mls of MMT before general anaesthesia rais...

INTRODUCTION Perimortem cesarean section is a rare, time-critical, and potentially life-saving procedure for both the fetus and mother. This makes perimortem cesarean section an ideal and recommended subject for simulation learning and practice. METHODS Various attempts have been made to produce models to simulate emergency caesarian sections. We designed a cost-effective and easy to assemble...