Key result
Spinal anesthesia was the predominant technique, utilized in 99.03% of elective and 97.63% of emergency cesarean deliveries, with general anesthesia used in only 1.87% of cases.
Population
1174 cesarean deliveries performed during a six-month period at a tertiary care regional hospital
Design
Cohort
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Supports high spinal use locally; leaves open generalizability and outcome comparisons in broader settings.
Observational (n=1,174)
No
Spinal anesthesia is the overwhelmingly preferred and safe method for both elective and emergency cesarean deliveries at the studied tertiary care hospital.
Sigdel et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Cesarean delivery (n=1,174). Anesthesia practice (Spinal vs General) was evaluated on Proportion of cesarean deliveries performed under different anesthesia types. Spinal anesthesia was the predominant technique, utilized in 99.03% of elective and 97.63% of emergency cesarean deliveries, with general anesthesia used in only 1.87% of cases.
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