Key result
Spinal anaesthesia for category-1 caesarean section had a median procedure time of 2:56 and onset time of 5:56, compared to 1:56 for general anaesthesia.
Why the study?
Does spinal anaesthesia achieve adequate surgical anaesthesia as quickly as general anaesthesia for category-1 caesarean section?
Population
19 anaesthetists in obstetric anaesthesia for a simulation study, and 100 elective caesarean sections for…
Comparison
Spinal anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia
Design
Other
Authors
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May favor general anaesthesia for time-critical category-1 caesarean sections; leaves open outcome impact in Level 5 data.
Observational (n=119)
Does spinal anaesthesia achieve adequate surgical anaesthesia as quickly as general anaesthesia for category-1 caesarean section?
General anaesthesia is faster to achieve adequate surgical conditions than spinal anaesthesia for urgent caesarean sections, primarily due to the unpredictable onset time of the spinal block.
Kathirgamanathan et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Category-1 caesarean section (n=119). Spinal anaesthesia vs. General anaesthesia was evaluated on Time to achieve adequate surgical anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia for category-1 caesarean section had a median procedure time of 2:56 and onset time of 5:56, compared to 1:56 for general anaesthesia.
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