A survey of how British obstetric anaesthetists test regional anaesthesia before caesarean section.
We surveyed members of the Obstetric Anaesthetists Association asking how they tested regional blocks prior to Caesarean section. A large proportion of these anaesthetists appear to test their blocks inadequately. Temperature sensation was the most common sensory modality tested (64%) and 79% of those who tested for temperature sensation used an ethyl chloride spray.
Bourne
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Anaesthetic Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
deMelo
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Bastianpillai
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May
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D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005018:Ethyl Chloride; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011364:Professional Practice; D012677:Sensation; D013697:Thermosensing; D006113:United Kingdom
D005018:Ethyl Chloride