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 …

Objectives Ongoing controversies persist regarding risk factors associated with the failure of
transition from epidural labor analgesia to cesarean section anesthesia, including the …

Background Epidural anesthesia (EA) is the regional anesthesia technique preferred over
spinal anesthesia for pregnant women requiring cesarean section and post-operative pain …

An important variability of anaesthetic standards of care was discovered in the obstetric
departments of many European Union countries. After discussing this issue in various …

Between 2017 and 2018, more than 100,000 emergency Caesarean deliveries were carried
out in England, 21% of which were performed with epidural anaesthesia alone. 1 If a …

BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic concordance between patients and health care providers
increases patient satisfaction but has not been examined in obstetric anesthesia care. This …

Background Total spinal anaesthesia (TSA) is an emergency caused by high neuraxial
blockade. It is a recognised complication of all neuraxial techniques in obstetric …

Background Specific guidelines to manage caesarean delivery anaesthesia are lacking. A
European multicentre study, ACCESS investigates caesarean delivery anaesthesia …

Purpose The conversion of epidural labor analgesia (ELA) to epidural surgical anesthesia
(ESA) for intrapartum cesarean section (CS) often encounters failures. This study aimed to …

Background The conversion of neuraxial anesthesia (NA) to general anesthesia (GA) during
a cesarean section (CS) may be associated with a higher risk of neonatal morbidity by …