General anesthesia and Obstetric Anesthesia is the gold standard for a cesarean section but there are some cases where general anesthesia is unavoidable. The use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has decreas...
Trauma is the leading cause of death for all women of childbearing age. Motor vehicle accidents account for almost two-thirds of all maternal non-obstetric, trauma-related deaths, while falls and domestic violence com...
Moyamoya disease (MD) is a chronic idiopathic vasculopathy characterized by bilateral stenosis of the distal internal carotid arteries (ICA’s) with subsequent formation of abnormal collateral vessels. The underlying ...
In pregnant women subjected to spinal anesthesia for a Cesarean section, episodes of nausea and vomiting are common both during and following surgery. Acupuncture for the prophylaxis and treatment of these complicatio...