Sentences with phrase «administering epidural»

Whether we are administering epidural anesthesia or the latest pain medications, we want to provide your beloved pet with a painless and stress - free experience.

A local anesthesiologist who performs labor epidurals, says that women who have had childbirth classes are often easier to administer the epidural to because they are calmer than their non-class-taking counterparts.

A woman experiences severe pain during labor and a midwife can not administer an epidural.

Golub administered epidural bupivacaine to pregnant rhesus monkeys at term, and followed the development of the exposed offspring to age 12 months (equivalent to four years in human offspring).

In 2004, almost two - thirds of laboring women reported that they were administered an epidural, including 59 percent of women who had a vaginal birth.2 In Canada, around half of women who birthed vaginally used an epidural, 3 and in the UK, 21 percent of women had an epidural before delivery.4

By the time I finally broke down and demanded to transferred to a hospital so that a real doctor could administer an epidural, it was too late.

Allan and I just relaxed and chatted for a bit and were then met by the Anesthesiologist who popped in to ask me a few questions so as to make sure there would be no problems when he administered the epidural in theatre.

Not exact matches

Some birthing people will experience a sudden drop in their blood pressure after getting the epidural, resulting in oxygen and other medicines» being administered.

Epidurals are administered between contractions and require moms to curl forward so the spinal column and vertebrae stick out for increased visibility.

Her planned epidural was administered.

They include a more relaxed mother who doesn't have to recover from administered drugs, a more alert newborn (who is also not recovering from administered drugs), nursing is more quickly established, there is minimal or no perineal pain, no recovery from IV or epidural wounds and a mother who is able to move about easily after her birth.

I am Strong because I had two extremely intense contractions during the administering of the epidural, but managed to stay still enough with the help of my husband so as to not incur any nerve damage.

Of course there are times when supplementing may be advised, but the strength of Pitocin and epidurals used during birth, and the length of time these interventions were administered for should also be strongly considered.

The epidural mothers spent less time with their babies in hospital, which was in proportion to the total dose of bupivacaine administered.91

This effect is almost universal, and usually preempted by administering IV fluids before placing an epidural.

J. R. Loftus et al., «Placental Transfer and Neonatal Effects of Epidural Sufentanil and Fentanyl Administered with Bupivacaine During Labor,» Anesthesiology 83, no. 3 (1995): 300 — 308.

Although these older studies used conventional epidurals, the total dose of bupivacaine administered to the mothers (in these studies, mean doses of 61.6 mg, 93 112.7 mg, 94 and 119.8 mg, 95 respectively) was largely comparable to more recent low - dose studies (for example, 67.5 mg, 96 91.1 mg, 97 and 101.1 mg98).

Other common side effects of epidurals include: inability to pass urine (and requirement for a urinary catheter) for up to two - thirds of women; 38 itching of the skin (pruritus) for up to two - thirds of women administered an opiate drug via epidural; 39, 40 shivering for up to one in three women; 41 sedation for around one in five women; 42 and nausea and vomiting for one in 20 women.43

In one Australian survey, about half of first - time mothers who were administered both an epidural and Pitocin had an operative delivery.30

This effect is well known to occur soon after the administration of an epidural (usually within the first 30 minutes), can last for 20 minutes, and is particularly likely following the use of opiate drugs administered via epidural and spinal.

There are also reports of newborn drug toxicity from epidural drugs, especially opiates administered via epidural.80 Newborn opiate toxicity seems more likely when higher dose regimes are used, including those where the mother is able to self - administer extra doses, although it also seems that there are wide differences in individual newborn sensitivity.81

The timing of the epidural is important so that it doesn't slow labor, can be administered in enough time and won't run out by the end of labor.

Advocates of natural childbirth argue that choice is restricted in overly medical environments where fetal monitoring, epidurals and emergency cesareans are too readily administered.

It's hard to know whether that shot of fentanyl in your IV will affect your baby, but when it's the same drug administered through your spine in an epidural, it's confined to that area and not floating around to the placenta and possibly the baby.

Still, he said the use of epidurals, which carries its own risks, is safe when properly administered.

General anesthesia is still used occasionally, but only for dire - emergency cesarian births where either an epidural is not available, it's contraindicated in the mother, or there isn't time to administer one.

but iirc, where my wife gave birth (brooklyn), a drip is only standard if an epidural is administered.

Ideally, the epidural should be administered before the baby's head crowns.

The problem is many doctors see vaginal birth as «natural» even if forceps or vacuums are used, an epidural and pitocin are administered, episiotomies are cut, Moms are urged to stay in the supine position their entire labor, they are hooked up to a monitor, IV, and catheterized.

How is an epidural administered?

Using data from the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology's (SOAP's) Serious Complication Repository (SCORE) project — a large, comprehensive database that systematically captures delivery statistics and tracks complications — the authors identified more than 257,000 deliveries (including both vaginal and cesarean) where epidural, spinal or general anesthesia was administered during childbirth.

The other type is an epidural anesthetic; this is typically administered via a catheter, which is placed outside of the subarachnoid space to create numbness in the lower body.

• Demonstrated expertise in monitoring patients» post-surgical vital signs to ensure their stability and wellbeing • Deep insight into operating equipment such as cardiac monitors and pulse oximeters and quickly diagnosing problems and responding promptly • Proficient in handling pain management by ensuring a thorough comprehension of pain medications and safe ways of administering them • Adept at handling patient - controlled analgesia pumps and IVs and epidural anesthesia to ensure patient comfort • Qualified to monitor patients for adverse reactions to anesthesia and pain management medications by employing deep insight into anesthesia and how it affects the human body • Hands - on experience in handling critical care procedures post-surgery to ensure increased patient safety and comfort • Proven ability to manage post-operative pain by administering pain medication and assisting patients recover from the effects of anesthesia • Competent at handling patients with post-operative nausea and vomiting by ensuring that steps are taken to ward off respiratory pneumonia and other life threatening conditions • Unmatched ability to assess patients» conditions in post-surgical environments and implement post-surgical treatment plans to ensure increased chances of patient recovery and comfort