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High neuraxial block in UK obstetric anaesthetic practice is a potentially distressing and life-threatening complication evaluated in a comprehensive nationwide study.
Editorial discussing a nationwide UK study on high neuraxial block in obstetric anaesthesia.
Lucas et al. recently published their analysis of highneuraxial block in UK obstetric anaesthetic practice [1].This study was based on the prospective systemwide collection of data using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) over a 2-year period.Anaesthetists who reported a case of high neuraxial block were sent a data collection form to be returned to UKOSS [2].This represents one of the most comprehensive nationwide studies of this potentially distressing and even life-threatening complication of regional anaesthesia.The importance of this work is
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Shelton et al. (2025) conducted an editorial in High neuraxial block in obstetrics. High neuraxial block was evaluated. High neuraxial block in UK obstetric anaesthetic practice is a potentially distressing and life-threatening complication evaluated in a comprehensive nationwide study.
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