The pharmacokinetics of alfentanil, 300 I~g" kg -I IV, were determined in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic reconstruction. The mean age ( • SD)

Patients with recurrent herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) often are delivered by Caesarean section to minimize exposure of the neonate to the virus. A significant number of anaesthetists do not use regional anaesthesia in these patients for fear of introducing virus into the central nervous system. ~ We would like to report our experience with lumbar epidural anaesthesia in patients with recurrent HSV-2 infections.