Anaesthesia

Conversion of Labour Epidural
Analgesia to Anaesthesia for
Caesarean Delivery

A practical tutorial on the techniques, risks, and management strategies for
converting labour epidural analgesia to surgical anaesthesia.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about epidural conversion, the risks associated with it, and the management of failed conversions.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, November 2023

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty: Obstetric Anaesthesia
  • Target audience: Anaesthesia professionals and those providing obstetric anaesthesia
    care.
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
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This course is provided by:

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Learning objectives

  • Be able to convert labour epidural analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean delivery
  • Prevent and manage failed conversion
  • Identify alternate techniques and understand the risks they carry

Course structure 

  • This WFSA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Dr. Shweta S. Mogal

    Dr. Shweta S. Mogal is an Associate Consultant at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, India.

  • Dr. Manokanth Madapu

    Dr. Manokanth Madapu is a Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the Fernandez Hospital Foundation, Hyderabad, India.

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World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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