Der Anaesthesist
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Obviously there is a world-wide trend towards regional anaesthesia for caesarean section (CS). Data on the current practice in Germany are lacking. ⋯ A significant trend towards regional anaesthesia for CS has taken place in German university hospitals: According to a former survey regional anaesthesia was used in less than 10% of CS in 1977, whereas in the current evaluation from 1996 this figure was significantly higher (40%). Nevertheless, compared to other countries the rate of general anaesthesia still is rather high.