La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-2311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-2311 - Anesthesia and Pregnancy

A. List of complications which have occurred to an unborn child in association with obstetrical anesthesia includes:

1. hypoxia or anoxia (deprivation of sufficient amounts of oxygen which, if prolonged, can cause death or brain damage);

2. cardiac and/or respiratory depression (reduction of the heart and/or breathing rate which can lead to hypoxia or anoxia);

3. brain damage;

4. mental retardation;

5. injury to body organs;

6. seizure disorders;

7. quadriplegia (paralysis of both arms and both legs);

8. paraplegia (paralysis of both legs);

9. spasticity (involuntary contraction of one or more muscles with associated loss of muscle function);

10. meconium aspiration (drawing of meconium, a fetal waste product sometimes present in the fluid surrounding the fetus, into the lungs of the unborn child);

11. broken bones;

12. death.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-2311

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel, LR 18:1391 (December 1992), repromulgated LR 19:1581 (December 1993), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Medical Disclosure Panel, LR 23:75 (January 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.40 E et seq.