Epidural ropivacaine potency in labor can be increased by the addition of epidural clonidine. This study demonstrates that 60 microg of epidural clonidine significantly decreases the minimum local analgesic concentration of ropivacaine during the first stage of labor but is associated with sedation.
Obturator hernia is a rare condition. It is more commun in women than
men owing to their greater width of the pelvis and larger obturator
canal. We report 2 cases of strangulated obturator hernia, which were
preoperatively diagnosed, in 2 female patients without previous history
of abdominal surgery.
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