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  1. “If it is our mission
    to alleviate suffering
    as well as to preserve life
    there should be no conscientious restraint…”

    —Gael Turnbull, “James Young Simpson: If It Is Our Mission…”
    from The Hand that Sees: Poems for the quincentenary of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

    James Young Simpson (1811–1870) pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic in childbirth

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    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #obstetrics #anaesthesia #anesthesia #WorldHealthDay #historyofmedicine

  2. How common is chronic postsurgical pain after caesarean delivery?

    The pooled incidence of chronic postsurgical pain was 15.2% at 3 months, 9.5% at 6 months and 5% at 12 months after caesarean delivery.

    #anaesthesia #pain #obstetrics

    doi.org/10.1111/anae.16596

  3. Chronic postsurgical pain is recognised increasingly as a complication of caesarean delivery.

    The incidence of chronic postsurgical pain falls between 3 - 12 months, appears to be stable over time and appears to be lower in low- and middle-income countries.

    #anaesthesia #obstetrics #pain

    doi.org/10.1111/anae.16596