Case study
Candace is a 42-year woman admitted to the maternity ward, for an elective caesarean section for the birth of her second child the following day. Candace has a past history of gestational diabetes with her first pregnancy, 5 years ago, which resolved following the birth with no recurrence in this pregnancy. Candace also has a past history of depression and anxiety and was treated for post -natal depression following the birth of her first child. She is first on the list for an elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. You are working in the PACU on a morning shift and will receive Candace following her caesarean section. Candace arrives in the PACU, following the uneventful birth of a male infant via LUSCS with APGARS of 8 at 1minute and 10 at 5 minutes following birth. She has a dressing insitu which is dry and intact, IDC insitu with minimal drainage and IVT of CSL at 84mls/hour via an IV pump. She is still experiencing the effects of the spinal anaesthesia under which she had the LUSCS. Candace had a total blood loss of 150 mls during the procedure. She is alert and her vital signs are T 36.6 o C, HR 88, BP 104/76, O 2 sats 97% RA.
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