Anesthetic management of 646 consecutive cesarean section cases
Rudick, V.; Galon, A.; Niv, D.; Leykin, Y.; Baram, A.; Geller, E.; Peyser, M.R.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 21(1): 18-21
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2180 PMID: 3972553 Document Number: 253069
A retrospective analysis of 646 consecutive cesarean deliveries during a 1-year period was performed. The indications for cesarean section, techniques of anesthesia, fetal and maternal outcome, and complications were evaluated. Of 646 cesarean deliveries, 153 (23.7%) were elective and 493 (76.3%) nonelective. Regional block was the main anesthetic technique used for the elective (88.3%) and the nonelective (79.3%) operations. Maternal complications were few and reversible. In 96% of the newborns the Apgar score was greater than or equal to 7 at 5 min. These results suggest that regional block is the preferred anesthetic technique for cesarean section.