The current role of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery

L Ring, R Landau, C Delgado - Current anesthesiology reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has
declined in the last decades due to the widespread utilization of neuraxial techniques and …

Racial/ethnic inequities in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality

RD Minehart, AS Bryant, J Jackson… - … and Gynecology Clinics, 2021 - obgyn.theclinics.com
There is no denying that racial inequities in health care continue to afflict citizens of the
United States; the rates at which the severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus 2 …

The effect of COVID‐19 on general anaesthesia rates for caesarean section. A cross‐sectional analysis of six hospitals in the north‐west of England

K Bhatia, M Columb, A Bewlay, J Eccles… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
At the onset of the global pandemic of COVID‐19 (SARS‐CoV‐2), guidelines recommended
using regional anaesthesia for caesarean section in preference to general anaesthesia …

Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care: results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

DN Lucas, E Kursumovic, TM Cook, AD Kane… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
studied peri‐operative cardiac arrest. Additional inclusion criteria for obstetric anaesthesia …

Anesthetic care of the pregnant patient with cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

ML Meng, KW Arendt, JM Banayan, EA Bradley… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The pregnancy-related mortality rate in the United States is excessively high. The American
Heart Association is dedicated to fighting heart disease and recognizes that cardiovascular …

Use of labor neuraxial analgesia for vaginal delivery and severe maternal morbidity

J Guglielminotti, R Landau, J Daw… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Addressing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a public health priority in the US.
Use of labor neuraxial analgesia for vaginal delivery is suggested to reduce the risk of …

Disparities in pain management

LH Nguyen, JE Dawson, M Brooks… - Anesthesiology …, 2023 - anesthesiology.theclinics.com
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the United States affecting an estimated 50 million adults.
1 It is a cause of significant morbidity, mortality, and disability, and is costly to society in …

Comparative efficacy of quadratus lumborum type-II and erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised …

TK Priya, D Singla, P Talawar, RS Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Quadratus lumborum and erector spinae plane blocks have been used to
provide analgesia in patients undergoing thoracic or abdominal surgeries. Our study …

Neuraxial and general anaesthesia for caesarean section

SE Watson, AL Richardson, DN Lucas - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Caesarean section (CS) is one of the most performed operations worldwide. In many parts of
the world, there has been a reduction in anaesthetic associated obstetric mortality, and this …

Exposure to general anesthesia for cesarean delivery and odds of severe postpartum depression requiring hospitalization

J Guglielminotti, G Li - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that, compared with regional anesthesia,
general anesthesia is associated with increased odds of postoperative depressive …