• J Obstet Gynaecol · Jan 2009

    General versus neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean section: impact on the duration of hospital stay.

    • A Fassoulaki, G Petropoulos, C Staikou, I Siafaka, and C Sarantopoulos.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece. fassoula@aretaieio.uoa.gr
    • J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Jan 1;29(1):25-30.

    AbstractWe investigated retrospectively the duration of hospital stay of 1,619 women who received general (GA) (n = 582) or neuraxial anaesthesia (combined spinal-epidural [CSEA] (n = 614), epidural [EA] (n = 423)) for caesarean delivery over the years 2002-2005. Hospital stay was also analysed for the different obstetricians involved. Overall duration of hospital stay differed between 2002 and 2005 (p < 0.0001) but not between CSEA and EA (p = 0.460). Overall duration of hospital stay differed between neuraxial and GA group (p < 0.001). Duration of hospital stay of the GA group showed a progressive decrease between 2002 and 2005 (p = 0.002). Duration of hospital stay after neuraxial anaesthesia differed between 2002 and 2005 (p = 0.013) and among different surgeons (p < 0.001). Discharge rates from the hospital were shorter after neuraxial anaesthesia versus GA for the 3rd and 4th postoperative days (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean section seems to be associated with shorter duration of hospital stay than GA.

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