International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-54, January 2009

Transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after caesarean section in a patient with an intracranial lesion

  • J.L.H. French

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: James LH French, Department of Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Queens Medical Centre), Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. Tel.: +44 115 9249924x63738; fax: +44 115 978 3891.
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  • J. McCullough
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  • P. Bachra
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  • N.M. Bedforth

Department of Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Queens Medical Centre), Nottingham, UK

Accepted 5 June 2008. published online 10 November 2008.

James LH French Department of Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Queens Medical Centre), Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK

ABSTRACT 

We present our management of a 24-year-old primigravida with a recently diagnosed low-grade left temporal astroglioma, who was delivered by elective caesarean section. General anaesthesia with supplementary bilateral ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane blocks was chosen to reduce the requirements for intra- and postoperative opioids, the risk of postoperative respiratory depression and the potential exacerbation of borderline raised intracranial pressure.

Keywords: Transversus abdominis plane block, Ultrasound, Caesarean section, Intracranial lesion

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00100-3

doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.06.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-54, January 2009

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