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Decamethonium Bromide and Succinyl Choline have been used in combination with nitrous oxide anaesthesia to produce muscular relaxation for the vaginal delivery of 591 obstetrical patients. There has been no evidence of placental transmission of these drugs to the baby. The use of these drugs has made possible the employment of lighter general anaesthesia, smaller episiotomies, and control of precipitate delivery. Advantages have accrued to the baby, and the mother, and to the obstetrician and the anaesthetist.
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Le Bromide de Decamethonium et le Succinyl Choline ont été employés en combinaison avec l’anesthésie à l’oxyde nitreux pour produire le relâchement musculaire pour l’accouchement vaginal de 591 patients. II n’y a pas eu indication de transmission placentale de ces drogues au bébé. Ces drogues ont rendu possible Temploi d’une anesthésie généra_e plus légère, des incisions plus légères de la vulve, et le contrôle des précipités d’accouchement. Les avantages ont augmentes en nombre pour le bébé, la mère, l’accoucheur et l’anesthésiste.
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Dennis, J.W., Carroll, J.J. The use of short acting muscle relaxing drugs in obstetrical anaesthesia. Canad Anaes Soc J 1, 82–86 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03015823
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