A.314 Apnoea in preterm infants after herniotomy in spinal anaesthesia

Epidural and subarachnoid blockade in children

“…Apnoea after unsupplemented subarachnoid blockade in ex-premature patients has also been reported [155,174] although the two patients in the first of these reports received postoperative opioids. In five subsequent prospective studies involving 330 ex-premature infants undergoing subarachnoid anaesthesia without supplementary sedation, there was one case of postoperative apnoea.…”