Why the study?
Guidelines recommend neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery in most patients, but little is known about the association between anesthesiologist specialization in obstetric anesthesia and general anesthesia use.
Does treatment by an obstetric-specialized anesthesiologist reduce the use of general anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean delivery?
Does treatment by an obstetric-specialized anesthesiologist reduce the use of general anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean delivery?
Treatment by obstetric-specialized anesthesiologists is associated with a reduced likelihood of receiving general anesthesia for cesarean delivery compared to generalists.
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Specialist care was associated with lower general anesthesia rates for cesarean delivery; hypothesis-generating, prospective confirmation needed before practice change.
Cobb et al. (2018) studied this question.
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