© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Giorgio Capogna (ed.)Anesthesia for Cesarean Section10.1007/978-3-319-42053-0_10 10. Complications Due to Regional and General Anaesthesia P. Y. Dewandre1 and J. F. Brichant1 (1) Centre Hospitaliere Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium J. F. Brichant Email:…
Patient factors • Pre-existing co-morbidities, e.g. obesity, cardiac disease • Pregnancy-related pathology, e.g. pre-eclampsia, thrombocytopenia • Acute physiological derangement, e.g. sepsis, major haemorrhage • Fasting status Anaesthetic factors • Anticipated…
Figure (a) and (b) demonstrate the anterior and posterior views of the uterus showing the application of the B-Lynch Brace suture. Figure (c) shows the anatomical appearance after competent application….
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