• Ugeskrift for laeger · Aug 2012

    [General anaesthesia is used too frequently for caesarean section].

    • Andreas Frydshou, Anja U Mitchell, and Ann M Møller.
    • Anæstesiologisk Afdeling I, Herlev Hospital, Denmark. andreas.fryd@get2net.dk
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2012 Aug 20;174(34):1888-90.

    AbstractAs general anaesthesia (GA) for caesarean section (CS) compared to regional anaesthesia (RA) can increase maternal risks, it has been suggested that 85% of all acute CS should be performed in RA. We observed whether anaesthesiologists at a Danish university hospital over a 4,5 year-period fulfilled this objective. Only five out of 27 anaesthesiologists had a rate of GA that was below 15%. Our results indicate that anaesthetising for CS routinely helps to keep the frequency of RA for CS above 85%. Further studies are necessary to investigate whether GA for CS is used according to recommendations.

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