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Caesarean section anaesthesia and the Apgar score

R Boyle1

  • 1Royal Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland.

Retrospective comparison of epidural and general anaesthesia by a multivariate analysis of 1 and 5 minute Apgar scores did not show that general anaesthesia improves operating conditions for Caesarean section or reduces fetal trauma for preterm and term infants.

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