Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 1 - General
Chapter 23 - Informed Consent
Section I-2311 - Anesthesia and Pregnancy
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-2311
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.40 E et seq.
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