The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Obstetric anesthesia provides several methods for the analgesia of labor pain. The neuraxial technique is considered the standard of care for parturient women. The epidural block is widely used in vaginal delivery while the spinal block is the preferred method for cesarean section (C-s...
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| author | Mohammed Alshabibi Azza M Madkhali Amer A Alkinani Ali A Alyami Abdulaleem Alatassi |
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| description | Introduction: Obstetric anesthesia provides several methods for the analgesia of labor pain. The neuraxial technique is considered the standard of care for parturient women. The epidural block is widely used in vaginal delivery while the spinal block is the preferred method for cesarean section (C-section). We aim to know the practice of obstetric anesthesia in our center.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The data of all delivery cases from 1/7/2019 to 30/9/2019 were reviewed.
Results: We identified a total of 2,140 cases during the 3 months, vaginal delivery was the most common with 72.4% (1550) while the C-section cases were 27.6% (590). Regarding the type of analgesia/anesthesia for vaginal deliveries, intramuscular analgesia was the commonest group with 34.8% (540), followed by the group of ladies who did not receive any analgesia/anesthesia with 31.9% (495), thirdly was epidural cases with 31.8% (493), and the fourth type was spinal 0.6% (10). Regarding C-section, the emergency cases were 65.4% (386). The types of anesthesia for all C-sections were as follows spinal 63.5% (375), GA 23.8% (141), and epidural 12% (74). Regarding anesthesia for elective cases, spinal was 85% (174), GA 14% (28), and epidural 1% (2). Regarding anesthesia for emergency cases, spinal was 52% (201), GA 29% (113), and epidural 19% (72).
Conclusions: The use of epidural was low, and the spinal use was relatively on par if we compare with leading western countries. More focused studies and multicenter studies are needed in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ff67d9d7441446391fb596855bbf24b2022-12-21T23:08:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Anaesthesia1658-354X2021-01-0115438338610.4103/sja.sja_83_21The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMohammed AlshabibiAzza M MadkhaliAmer A AlkinaniAli A AlyamiAbdulaleem AlatassiIntroduction: Obstetric anesthesia provides several methods for the analgesia of labor pain. The neuraxial technique is considered the standard of care for parturient women. The epidural block is widely used in vaginal delivery while the spinal block is the preferred method for cesarean section (C-section). We aim to know the practice of obstetric anesthesia in our center. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The data of all delivery cases from 1/7/2019 to 30/9/2019 were reviewed. Results: We identified a total of 2,140 cases during the 3 months, vaginal delivery was the most common with 72.4% (1550) while the C-section cases were 27.6% (590). Regarding the type of analgesia/anesthesia for vaginal deliveries, intramuscular analgesia was the commonest group with 34.8% (540), followed by the group of ladies who did not receive any analgesia/anesthesia with 31.9% (495), thirdly was epidural cases with 31.8% (493), and the fourth type was spinal 0.6% (10). Regarding C-section, the emergency cases were 65.4% (386). The types of anesthesia for all C-sections were as follows spinal 63.5% (375), GA 23.8% (141), and epidural 12% (74). Regarding anesthesia for elective cases, spinal was 85% (174), GA 14% (28), and epidural 1% (2). Regarding anesthesia for emergency cases, spinal was 52% (201), GA 29% (113), and epidural 19% (72). Conclusions: The use of epidural was low, and the spinal use was relatively on par if we compare with leading western countries. More focused studies and multicenter studies are needed in the country.http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2021;volume=15;issue=4;spage=383;epage=386;aulast=Alshabibiepidural; obstetric anesthesia; spinal |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Alshabibi Azza M Madkhali Amer A Alkinani Ali A Alyami Abdulaleem Alatassi The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia epidural; obstetric anesthesia; spinal |
| title | The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | The trends of obstetric anesthesia practice: In a tertiary care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | trends of obstetric anesthesia practice in a tertiary care center in the kingdom of saudi arabia |
| topic | epidural; obstetric anesthesia; spinal |
| url | http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2021;volume=15;issue=4;spage=383;epage=386;aulast=Alshabibi |
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