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Does obesity complicate regional anesthesia and result in longer decision to delivery time for emergency cesarean section?

Antti VäänänenJ P KainuH ErikssonM LångA TekayJ Sarvela
Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2017)
Higher BMI was associated with longer DDI and more regional anesthesia failures. Epidural top-up was faster than CSE for establishing CS anesthesia.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • emergency department
  • public health
  • insulin resistance
  • spinal cord
  • healthcare
  • decision making
  • adipose tissue