ReviewCurrent anesthesiology reports2021
The Current Role of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery.
Review in Current anesthesiology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 48 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Peripartum Anesthetic Management of Patients With Preeclampsia: Prospective Cohort International Observational Study
Testing the Association Between Low Back Pain Intensity and Core Muscle Strength in Women Who Underwent Cesarean or Vaginal Deliveries
General Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients for Cesarean Section, Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes
Real-time Spine Ultrasound Imaging System: Data Collection Study
Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison between conventional-dose and high-dose rocuronium use in general anesthesia for Cesarean section.International journal of medical sciences · 2024Trial
- Preanesthetic withdrawal improves the conversion efficacy of prolonged epidural labor analgesia to epidural surgical anesthesia: a prospective cohort study combined with MRI mechanistic exploration.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Delivery Routes and Anesthesia Affect Cord Blood NGF, BDNF, and Neonatal Outcomes.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2026Article
- Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section in a Parturient with Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- Safety of von Willebrand factor substitution for neuraxial anesthesia in women with persistent von Willebrand deficiency at delivery.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026Observational
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- Anesthetic Management of a Parturient With Lipomyelomeningocele and Tethered Cord for Cesarean Section.Cureus · 2026Article
- Association of Pre-Eclampsia with Intraoperative Hemodynamics and Postoperative Complications in Cesarean Delivery Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Influencing factors of general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia for cesarean section women with PAH.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Influence of Neuraxial Anesthesia Technique During Vaginal and Cesarean Delivery and Association with Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Review of Literature.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Review
- The Management of Parkinson's Disease Before, during and after Pregnancy-an MDS Scientific Issues Committee Review.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Review
- Epidural labor analgesia in a pregnant woman with symptomatic recurrence of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2025Article
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- Breaking myths and building awareness: spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in Palestine-what women know and what holds them backs- a cross- sectional study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of IV Nalbuphine versus ibuprofen for Postoperative Pain control in cesarean section.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Physiological and Oxidative Stress in General and Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Section in Women: Is There Any Difference?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Changes in the choice of anaesthetic techniques for caesarean sections among Turkish citizens and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Patients' anesthesia preferences for Cesarean delivery: exploring the role of personality beliefs in spinal vs. General anesthesia.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Observational
- General anesthesia for cesarean delivery: Israeli national survey.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Article
- Errors and omissions in GA predictors for cesarean delivery.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of the reviewThe use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has declined in the last decades due to the widespread utilization of neuraxial techniques and the understanding that neuraxial anesthesia can be provided even in urgent circumstances. In fact, the role of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has been revisited, because despite recent devices facilitating endotracheal intubation and clinical algorithms, guiding anesthesiologists facing challenging scenarios, risks, and complications of general anesthesia at the time of delivery for both mother and neonate(s) remain significant. In this review, we will discuss clinical scenarios and risk factors associated with general anesthesia for cesarean delivery and address reasons why anesthesiologists should apply strategies to minimize its use. RECENT
findingsUnnecessary general anesthesia for cesarean delivery is associated with maternal complications, including serious anesthesia-related complications, surgical site infection, and venous thromboembolic events. Racial and socioeconomic disparities and low-resource settings are major contributing factors in the use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery, with both maternal and perinatal mortality increasing when general anesthesia is provided. In addition, more significant maternal pain and higher rates of postpartum depression requiring hospitalization are associated with general anesthesia for cesarean delivery. SUMMARY: Rates of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery have overall decreased, and while general anesthesia no longer is a contributing factor to anesthesia-related maternal deaths, further opportunities to reduce its use should be emphasized. Raising awareness in identifying situations and patients at risk to help avoid unnecessary general anesthesia remains crucial.
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