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Chapter 9 - Clinical Management in Obstetrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

By
Rosemary Townsend  and
Asma Khalil
Edited by
Asma Khalil  and
Anthony Griffiths
Asma Khalil
Affiliation:
St George's University of London
Anthony Griffiths
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
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Summary

The anaesthesia of choice for surgical procedures in the puerperium (including Caesarean section, trial of instrumental delivery, complex perineal repairs and manual removal of placenta) is spinal anaesthetic.

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Part 1 MRCOG Synoptic Revision Guide , pp. 77 - 86
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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