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my daughter is alergic to local anasetic she is pregnant and might have to have a section and they dont no if shes alergic to a general till they give her it she cant have any type of local even cream what should she do
Hi Laurie
She needs to meet with the anaesthetic team who will be responsible for looking after her so they can assess her and attempt to find out the extent of her allergy.
The drugs used for a general anaesthetic are totally different and so you should not worry about them at present.
Dr Ian Jackson
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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based
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I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.
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European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists
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