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February 1, 1985Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Maternal Haemodynamic Changes during Caesarean Section: A Comparison of Epidural and General Anaesthesia

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Why the study?

Does epidural anaesthesia compared to general anaesthesia alter haemodynamic changes during elective caesarean section in healthy women?

Population

20 healthy women undergoing elective caesarean section

Comparison

Epidural anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

During the operative delivery procedure

Authors

IMIan MilsomSahlgrenska University HospitalLFLars ForssmanUppsala University HospitalBBB. BiberUniversity of Gothenburg

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Implication

Anaesthesia type may affect haemodynamics in caesarean delivery; leaves open optimal selection pending randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does epidural anaesthesia compared to general anaesthesia alter haemodynamic changes during elective caesarean section in healthy women?

P
Population
20 healthy women undergoing elective caesarean section
I
Intervention
Epidural anaesthesia
C
Comparator
General anaesthesia
O
Outcome
Haemodynamic changes associated with operative delivery (cardiac output, stroke volume, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure, and total peripheral vascular resistance)surrogate

Epidural and general anaesthesia produce distinct haemodynamic profiles during elective caesarean section, with epidural causing vasodilation and general causing transient hypertension prior to delivery.

Cite This Study

Milsom et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86eed5ddd5671cb07cbf73https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.1985.tb02178.x
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