Key result
Qualitative study explores human factors shaping anesthesia trainees' decisions for emergency cesarean general anesthesia.
Why the study?
Neuraxial anesthesia is preferred for emergency cesarean delivery, yet general anesthesia is still used in certain emergencies, sometimes when alternatives may have been feasible.
What human factors influence the decision of anesthesia trainees to administer general anesthesia during emergency cesarean deliveries?
What human factors influence the decision of anesthesia trainees to administer general anesthesia during emergency cesarean deliveries?
This qualitative study explores the human factors influencing anesthesia trainees' decisions to use general anesthesia for emergency cesarean deliveries.
Insights into trainee decisions for GA in emergency CD are hypothesis-generating; larger studies needed before guiding training or practice.
( Int J Obstet Anesth 2025;63:104696. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104696) Neuraxial anesthesia (NA) is generally the preferred technique for emergency cesarean delivery (CD) because it offers well-established benefits for both maternal and neonatal outcomes. Despite this, general anesthesia (GA) is used in certain emergency situations, sometimes appropriately and sometimes when alternative approaches may have been feasible. This qualitative study explored how anesthesia trainees decide to administer GA during emergency CD and examined the human factors that influence this complex decision-making process.
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Hannon et al. (2026) studied Emergency cesarean delivery. Decision to administer general anesthesia was evaluated on Human factors influencing the decision-making process. A qualitative study explored how anesthesia trainees in Ireland decide to administer general anesthesia during emergency cesarean deliveries and the human factors influencing this process.
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