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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Apnea 6 h after a cesarean section
Sara H Farsi
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sara H Farsi
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_252_17
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Intrathecal narcotics have proven to be invaluable in providing pain relief following a cesarean section. They also aid in earlier mobilization. Unfortunately, they come at the risk of delayed apnea requiring close monitoring for a prolonged period of time. Physicians may sometimes underestimate the risk of these delayed complications. This especially a big concern in hospitals that cannot provide the necessary postoperative monitoring required for these women. I present a case where it took more than 6 h after injection of narcotics before the complication occurred.
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