James O’Carroll
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jamesocarroll.bsky.social
James O’Carroll
@jamesocarroll.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Anaesthesiologist; interested in improving perioperative and obstetric outcomes
when it occurs
•Lowest with spinal (3.7% elective, 5.7% non-elective)
•Highest with epidural top-up (12-13%)
•10% of those with pain dissatisfied with management.
Time to optimise techniques & pain management for better maternal experiences

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December 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Intraoperative pain can have significant psychological impact for patients and medicolegal implications for providers. Further prospective studies are required to characterize, understand the impact of pain experiences and develop techniques to reduce this complication.
April 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM