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  • Anesthesiology
  • Obstetrics
  • Perinatal Medicine

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  • Cesarean section is a common surgical procedure worldwide.
  • Anesthesia choices can impact both maternal and fetal well-being.
  • Understanding the comparative outcomes of different anesthetic techniques is crucial for optimizing patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the feto-maternal outcomes of different anesthetic types used during cesarean sections.
  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of spinal, epidural, and general anesthesia in obstetric surgery.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective comparative study involving 3599 cesarean sections.
  • Analysis of outcomes based on anesthetic type (spinal, epidural, general) and urgency (emergency, elective).

Main Results:

  • Spinal anesthesia was associated with higher APGAR scores in the emergency category compared to general anesthesia.
  • Estimated blood loss varied, being higher with spinal in elective and higher with general in emergency cesarean sections.
  • Postoperative analgesic use differed, with more non-opioids (diclofenac sodium, paracetamol) after regional anesthesia and less opioids after general anesthesia.
  • Patient satisfaction was notably higher with epidural anesthesia in the emergency category.

Conclusions:

  • No significant differences were observed in neonatal intensive care unit admission or hospital stay duration across anesthetic types.
  • Spinal anesthesia demonstrated benefits in neonatal outcomes for emergency cesarean births.
  • Regional anesthesia techniques may lead to reduced opioid requirements and improved patient satisfaction compared to general anesthesia.