Conversion to general anesthesia and intravenous supplementation during intrapartum cesarean delivery with an indwelling epidural catheter: a retrospective study.
Michael Yohay StavShai FeinYuri MatatovDana HoffmanPhilip HeesenYair BinyaminDaniel Iluz-FreundlichLeonid EidelmanSharon Orbach-ZingerPublished in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2024)
In our tertiary academic center, the rate of intraoperative conversion to general anesthesia and administration of analgesic/sedative medication among women undergoing intrapartum cesarean delivery with epidural anesthesia was relatively high. Emergency cesarean delivery was not associated with either of the above endpoints.