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Low-dose spinal anesthesia for cesarean section to prevent spinal-induced hypotension
1Department of Anesthesiology, UZLeuven.
Purpose Of Review:
Low-dose combined spinal epidural (CSE) anesthesia is a common technique to anesthetize women for cesarean section. It is used to reduce the incidence of hypotension while providing excellent anesthetic conditions.
Recent Findings:
Low spinal doses produce effective anesthesia but of limited duration. Therefore, an epidural catheter (and thus CSE) is required to guarantee pain-free surgery. Recent work confirmed that lower spinal doses can reduce significantly hypotension.
Summary:
Low-dose CSE is a valuable strategy to anesthetize pregnant women for cesarean section but requires attention and training.
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