Complications of Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

2005105 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Steven L. Bloom · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Catherine Y. Spong · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Steven J. Weiner · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Mark B. Landon · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dwight J. Rouse · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Michael W. Varner · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Abstract

Regional techniques have become the preferred method of anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Procedure-related complications are rare and attest to the safety of modern obstetric anesthesia for cesarean delivery in the United States.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Anesthesia and Pain Management Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 106, Issue 2, pp. 281-287

DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000171105.39219.55

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.06