Recent Advances in Anesthesiology

Volume: 4

Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

Author(s): Mónica San Juan Álvarez*, Adriana Orozco Vinasco, Marta Chacón Castillo and Juan José Correa Barrera

Pp: 100-110 (11)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815051841122040009

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

Caesarean section is the most frequently performed surgery in adults, with a total of 20 million procedures per year. More than 70% of cases are due to lack of labor progression, fetal distress, breech presentation or previous cesarean section. Obstetric anesthesia practice has substantially changed over the last 20 years. The main cause of this is the introduction of regional techniques to the detriment of general anesthesia, which has reduced maternal mortality due to complications such as gastric aspiration or difficulty in orotracheal intubation. In general, we can affirm that regional anesthesia is the most frequently used anesthetic technique for cesarean section, reserving general anesthesia for urgent or life-threatening situations.


Keywords: Cesarean Section, COVID-19, General Anesthesia, Hypotension, Spinal Anesthesia.

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