RT Book, Section
A1 Stehlikova, Zuzana
A2 Johnson, Ken B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1103965395
T1 General Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Look at Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in the Parturient
T2 Clinical Pharmacology for Anesthesiology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071736169
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103965395
RD 2024/04/19
AB Cesarean  delivery  is  one  of  the  most  common  surgical  procedures.  In  the  United  States,  more  than  1  million  cesarean  sections  are  performed  each  year,  accounting  for  more  than  30%  of  births.  The  majority  of  these  procedures  are  performed  using  a  regional  technique;  general  anesthesia  is  reserved  for  patients  who  have  a  contraindication  to  a  regional  block  or  for  emergencies,  when  there  is  not  enough  time  for  a  regional  block.  Consequently,  general  anesthesia  for  cesarean  delivery  is  relatively  rare,  and  providers  may  be  less  comfortable  administering  it  to  parturients.  Their  discomfort  is  warranted.  Although  straightforward,  general  anesthetic  for  cesarean  section  is  fraught  with  adverse  events,  including  an  increased  risk  of  awareness,  aspiration,  difficult  airway  with  hypoxia,  drug-related  uterine  atony,  and  neonatal  respiratory  depression.