Tag Bhiken I. Naik

Intrathecal Opioids

Case Synopsis An otherwise healthy 26-year-old woman undergoes cesarean section for delivery of a breech infant. Spinal anesthesia is used, consisting of 1.6 mL of 0.75% hyperbaric bupivacaine (12 mg) with preservative-free morphine (0.3 mg). The surgery is uneventful, and…