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ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2024

Anesthesia practice for Cesarean delivery in Japan: a retrospective cohort study.

Hiroshi Yonekura, Yusuke Mazda, Shohei Noguchi, Hironaka Tsunobuchi, Koji Kawakami

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Hiroshi YonekuraDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10 Otoubashi, Nakagawa-Ku, Nagoya City, Aichi, 454-8509, Japan. hiroshi.yonekura@fujita-hu.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-0523-2997
Yusuke MazdaDepartment of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan.
Shohei NoguchiDepartment of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan.
Hironaka TsunobuchiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Koji KawakamiDepartment of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPSocial Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital · JPFujita Health University Hospital · JP

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20K17834
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Abstract

purposeGeneral anesthesia for Cesarean delivery affects maternal and neonatal outcomes. We aimed to evaluate temporal trends in anesthesia management for Cesarean deliveries over 16 years and analyze interinstitutional variations in general anesthesia use in Japan.

methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we obtained patient data from the nationwide health insurance claims database containing data for ten million individuals. We included patients who underwent Cesarean delivery between 1 January 2005 and 31 August 2021. The primary outcome was the use of general anesthesia. We evaluated institutional variations in general anesthesia use in medical facilities using two-level hierarchical logistic regression analyses with median odds ratios and intraclass correlation coefficients.

resultsThe cohort included 86,793 patients who underwent 102,617 Cesarean deliveries at 2,496 institutions. General anesthesia was used in 3.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.6 to 3.9) of all Cesarean deliveries. The temporal trend in the use of general anesthesia decreased gradually from 10.8% in 2005 to 2.9% in 2021 (P for trend < 0.001). The adjusted median odds ratio for medical facilities was 6.1 (95% CI, 5.9 to 6.7), and the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.52 (95% CI, 0.51 to 0.55).

conclusionAlthough the rate of general anesthesia use for Cesarean delivery in Japan decreased gradually from 2005 to 2021, general anesthesia was used in 3.7% of all Cesarean deliveries. The use of general anesthesia varied significantly across institutions, and 52% of the overall variations in general anesthesia practice can be explained by differences between facilities.

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Anesthesia, GeneralCesarean SectionFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornJapanPregnancyRetrospective StudiesCesarean deliveryepidemiologygeneral anesthesiaregional anesthesia

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