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Obstetrics Anaesthesia

Tutorial 350

Neuraxial anesthesia for scoliosis and previous spinal surgery in pregnancy

Dr. Isabella Rossi
Anesthesiology resident, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, USA

Dr. Swarup Varaday
Anesthesiology attending, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, USA

Edited by
Dr. Gillian Abir1 and Dr. James Brown2
1Stanford University, USA; 2British Columbia Women’s Hospital, Canada

Correspondence to atotw@wordpress-1154955-4022140.cloudwaysapps.com

4th Apr 2017

Abstract

This tutorial discusses the feasibility of neuraxial anesthesia in a parturient with scoliosis or previous spinal surgery with emphasis on the challenges, practical tips as well as alternative approaches to labor analgesia.

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