• J Obstet Gynaecol · Jan 2010

    Comparative Study

    Anaesthesia preference, neuraxial vs general, and outcome after caesarean section.

    • A Fassoulaki, C Staikou, A Melemeni, G Kottis, and G Petropoulos.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Aretaieio Hospital, University of Athens, Greece. fassoula@aretaieio.uoa.gr
    • J Obstet Gynaecol. 2010 Jan 1;30(8):818-21.

    AbstractWe investigated parturients' preference for neuraxial vs general anaesthesia, while they have experienced both techniques in the past. A total of 102 parturients who underwent elective caesarean section under general or neuraxial anaesthesia at different times completed a questionnaire comparing the two techniques. According to our results, 98% vs 51% (p < 0.001) of the women saw the baby and 51% vs 29% (p = 0.003) ambulated in the neuraxial and general anaesthesia groups, respectively, within the first 24 h postoperatively. Neuraxial anaesthesia was associated with less pain assessed by the Verbal Analogue Scale (VAS) (54 ± 21 vs 72 ± 20 p < 0.001), fewer days of hospital stay (4 ± 0.5 vs 5 ± 1.5, p = 0.001) and higher satisfaction scores (77 ± 18 vs 52 ± 24, p = 0.001) vs general anaesthesia. Finally, 80% of the women would choose neuraxial anaesthesia for a future caesarean section.

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