Impact of Anesthesiologist's Fellowship Status on the Risk of General Anesthesia for Unplanned Cesarean Delivery. Issue 2 (24th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wagner, J.L.; White, R.S.; Mauer, E.A.; Pryor, K.O.; Kjaer, K.
• Is Part Of: Obstetric anesthesia digest. Volume 41:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2021-06-24
• Subjects: Analgesia for Labor -- Regional Anesthesia for Cesarean Section; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 617.968205
• DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000744212.36815.a3
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-665X

Abstract

Abstract : ( Acta Anaesthesiol Scand . 2019;63:769–774) The use of general anesthesia (GA) in unplanned cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with risks including difficult airway management and fetal depression, while neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean is associated with more successful breastfeeding and decreased use of opioids. While it is recommended to keep the rate of GA use below 3% for unplanned cesarean patients receiving epidural labor analgesia (ELA), GA is used in 5% of these cases (ELA-GA). Care provided by a non-obstetric anesthesiologist is one possible, modifiable risk factor for ELA-GA. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the effect of training in obstetric anesthesia as a risk factor for GA use in ELA-CD patients.