• J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Sep 2016

    Comparative Study Observational Study

    Pre-delivery remifentanil infusion for placenta accreta cesarean delivery under general anesthesia: an observational study.

    • R Shaylor, Y Ginosar, A Avidan, S Eventov-Friedman, N Amison, and C F Weiniger.
    • a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center , Jerusalem , Israel and.
    • J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. 2016 Sep 1; 29 (17): 2793-7.

    ObjectiveGeneral anesthesia may be required for placenta accreta cesarean delivery. Intrauterine fetal anesthetic exposure should be minimized to avoid neonatal respiratory depression; opioids are often delayed until post-delivery.MethodsIn this observational study, we compared neonatal outcome using pre-delivery remifentanil versus post-delivery (deferred) opioids for placenta accreta cesarean delivery. Choice of anesthesia was discretionary. The primary outcome was Apgar score at 5 min comparing women who received pre-delivery remifentanil versus deferred opioid administration. We recorded maternal/obstetric characteristics, surgical characteristics, maternal hemodynamic data, neonatal outcomes: Apgar scores, umbilical vein pH and respiratory interventions at birth.ResultsBetween February 2007 and April 2014 we identified 40 general anesthesia placenta accreta cesarean deliveries. The remifentanil dose rate ranged from 0.06 to 0.46 mcg kg(-1 )min(-1). Obstetric and maternal characteristics were similar. Neonatal Apgar, umbilical pH and respiratory intervention outcomes were similar in both groups; Apgar scores median (interquartile range IQR [range]) at 5 min were 9 (8-10) for pre-delivery remifentanil versus 9 (9-10) for deferred opioid administration, p = 0.18.ConclusionsWe did not observe a significant effect on neonatal Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min, or respiratory interventions at birth when remifentanil infusion was administered pre-delivery.

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