Why the study?
What are the practices and perceived contraindications regarding the use of adrenaline in obstetric analgesia among obstetric anaesthetists?
Population
87 obstetric anaesthetists
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Marked variation in adrenaline use by hospital type signals inconsistent practices; leaves open whether evidence or education can standardize obstetric analgesia.
What are the practices and perceived contraindications regarding the use of adrenaline in obstetric analgesia among obstetric anaesthetists?
There is significant variation in the willingness to use adrenaline in obstetric analgesia between teaching and district hospital consultants, with systemic absorption concerns being the most common contraindication.
Anita Holdcroft (1992) studied this question.
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