James O’Carroll
@jamesocarroll.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Anaesthesiologist; interested in improving perioperative and obstetric outcomes
New publication alert! 🚨
Now published in @Anesthesiology: The most comprehensive prospective study on intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery with
neuraxial anaesthesia.
3,693 patients in USA & Canada:
•Overall pain incidence: 7.6%
•Median pain score: 6/10
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Now published in @Anesthesiology: The most comprehensive prospective study on intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery with
neuraxial anaesthesia.
3,693 patients in USA & Canada:
•Overall pain incidence: 7.6%
•Median pain score: 6/10
1/3
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New publication alert! 🚨
Now published in @Anesthesiology: The most comprehensive prospective study on intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery with
neuraxial anaesthesia.
3,693 patients in USA & Canada:
•Overall pain incidence: 7.6%
•Median pain score: 6/10
1/3
Now published in @Anesthesiology: The most comprehensive prospective study on intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery with
neuraxial anaesthesia.
3,693 patients in USA & Canada:
•Overall pain incidence: 7.6%
•Median pain score: 6/10
1/3
Reposted by James O’Carroll
"The areas with the greatest need saw the biggest reductions in support. Is it any surprise health inequalities widened?"
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
July 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"The areas with the greatest need saw the biggest reductions in support. Is it any surprise health inequalities widened?"
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Our latest systematic review published in Anaesthesia explores perioperative high-flow nasal oxygen in obstetric patients.
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @anaesthesiareports.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @anaesthesiareports.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Peri‐operative use of high‐flow nasal oxygen in obstetric patients: a systematic review
Introduction High-flow nasal oxygen devices have gained interest in pre-oxygenation and peri-operative oxygenation strategies. However, their role in obstetric anaesthesia remains poorly defined. Th...
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our latest systematic review published in Anaesthesia explores perioperative high-flow nasal oxygen in obstetric patients.
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @anaesthesiareports.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @anaesthesiareports.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Reposted by James O’Carroll
Prospective observational study: ❄️ 🏒 by Bykar et al @UCLH
CoolStick's effectiveness vs. ethyl chloride for neuraxial sensory block in caesarean delivery: suggests CoolStick reduces CO2 emissions and costs. Would you implement it at your hospital?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
CoolStick's effectiveness vs. ethyl chloride for neuraxial sensory block in caesarean delivery: suggests CoolStick reduces CO2 emissions and costs. Would you implement it at your hospital?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
May 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Prospective observational study: ❄️ 🏒 by Bykar et al @UCLH
CoolStick's effectiveness vs. ethyl chloride for neuraxial sensory block in caesarean delivery: suggests CoolStick reduces CO2 emissions and costs. Would you implement it at your hospital?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
CoolStick's effectiveness vs. ethyl chloride for neuraxial sensory block in caesarean delivery: suggests CoolStick reduces CO2 emissions and costs. Would you implement it at your hospital?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
How common is pain during cesarean under neuraxial? Our review, published in @anesthesiology.bsky.social showed it to be v common, overall 17% (95%CI: 13% – 22%. Spinal anesthesia had the lowest pooled incidence of 14% (95%CI: 10% – 20% Epidural top-up highest of 33% (95%CI: 17% - 54%
April 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
How common is pain during cesarean under neuraxial? Our review, published in @anesthesiology.bsky.social showed it to be v common, overall 17% (95%CI: 13% – 22%. Spinal anesthesia had the lowest pooled incidence of 14% (95%CI: 10% – 20% Epidural top-up highest of 33% (95%CI: 17% - 54%