RT Book, Section
A1 Hannallah, Medhat
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135743025
T1 Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135743025
RD 2024/04/19
AB For  cesarean  delivery,  neuraxial  (epidural,  spinal,  and  combined  spinal/epidural)  techniques  are  preferred  to  and  are  more  greatly  used  than  general  anesthesia  (GA)  for  cesarean  delivery.  This  is  attributed  to  appreciation  of  the  risks  of  airway  complications  during  GA  in  pregnant  patients,  the  limited  neonatal  drug  transfer,  and  the  ability  of  the  mother  to  be  awake  to  experience  childbirth.  The  lower  maternal  morbidity  and  mortality  with  the  use  of  neuraxial  anesthesia  than  with  GA  has  also  been  a  primary  motivator  for  that  transition  toward  greater  use  of  neuraxial  anesthesia  for  cesarean  delivery.