Today, I’m on call covering OB.

MGH: OB anesthesia Q&A for patients
BWH: OB anesthesia Q&A for patients
IARS 2010: OB anesthesia in the 21st century
IARS 2011: OB anesthesia update
A&A 2013: A Randomized Controlled Comparison of Epidural Analgesia and Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia in a Private Practice Setting: Pain Scores During First and Second Stages of Labor and at Delivery
Indian J Anesthesia 2006: Acute Pain – Labour Analgesia
Presentation on mobile epidural
2014: CONTINUOUS VERSUS PATIENT-CONTROLLED EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR LABOUR ANALGESIA AND THEIR EFFECTS ON MATERNAL MOTOR FUNCTION AND AMBULATION
June 2011: Update on rural OB anesthesia
Oct 2013: Presentation on Labor analgesia. Epidural vs CSE, bolus v infusions

To epidural or not to epidural. That is the question.
My Reddit Comment
A great YouTube video on what an epidural is and what it will feel like.
YouTube vid of a real epidural placement ** Needles are involved in this one**
Lately, I’ve been changing my regimen for pain control with PCEA. It seems most of my partners use a 10ml/hr basal rate, 5ml bolus dose, 10 minute lockout, and 30 ml/hr max.
My current strategy for PCEA (0.0625% bupi + 2mcg/ml fentanyl):
- 5ml/hr basal rate
- 10ml bolus
- 20 minute lockout
- 35 ml/hr max
Anesth Analges 2007: A Comparison of a Basal Infusion with Automated Mandatory Boluses in Parturient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia During Labor.
ASA Nov 2001: PCEA during labor
Br J Anaesth 2010:Labour analgesia and obstetric outcomes.

Effect of Intrathecal Bupivacaine Dose on the Success of External Cephalic Version for Breech Presentation: A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded Clinical Trial
Neuraxial anesthesia in the non-pregnant patient
Anesthesiology Research and Practice 2012: Recent advances in epidural analgesia.
Br J Anaesth 2012: Failed epidural: causes and management.
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Grew up in a small Texas town. Heavily involved in extracurricular activities: piano, violin, dance (ballet/jazz/tap), tennis, horseback riding (english/western), taekwondo, basketball, soccer, volleyball, percussion, drumline, orchestra, band, mascot, pageants. I had the typical Tiger Mom upbringing. Went to college, medical school, residency, and fellowship. Amidst the ups and downs of life, allow me to share with you my journey...as an "ordinary" person who happens to be an MD.
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