The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study

Objective: Each repeat cesarean section (CS) potentially adds surgical complexity. The determination of appropriate anesthesia strategy to meet the surgical challenge is of crucial importance for the maternal and neonatal outcome. Study design: This prospective cohort study was conducted from 1-Jan-...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacob Weinstein, Rasha Muhalwes, Alexander Ronenson, Stephen H. Halpern, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Tamer Akawi, Yaacov Gozal, Daniel Shatalin, Alexander Ioscovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161324000218
_version_ 1827222969737281536
author Jacob Weinstein
Rasha Muhalwes
Alexander Ronenson
Stephen H. Halpern
Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky
Tamer Akawi
Yaacov Gozal
Daniel Shatalin
Alexander Ioscovich
author_facet Jacob Weinstein
Rasha Muhalwes
Alexander Ronenson
Stephen H. Halpern
Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky
Tamer Akawi
Yaacov Gozal
Daniel Shatalin
Alexander Ioscovich
author_sort Jacob Weinstein
collection DOAJ
description Objective: Each repeat cesarean section (CS) potentially adds surgical complexity. The determination of appropriate anesthesia strategy to meet the surgical challenge is of crucial importance for the maternal and neonatal outcome. Study design: This prospective cohort study was conducted from 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2021 at a single large obstetric centre of all repeat CS. We compared the characteristics and the appropriateness of the anesthesia techniques for low-order repeat CS (LOR-CS) (1 or 2 previous CS) and high order repat CS (HOR-CS) group (3 or more repeat CS). Results: During the study period, 1057 parturients met the study entry criteria, with 821 parturients in the LOR-CS group and 236 parturients in the HOR-CS group. The use of spinal anesthesia was more common for HOR-CS 84.3%. Overall surgical time varied between LOR-CS (38 min, 29–49) and HOR-CS (42 min, 31–57) (p = 0.004).The rate of moderate and severe adhesions was relatively high in HOR-CS and the duration of overall surgical time for cases with mild adhesions was 38 min (29–48), for moderate adhesions was 44 min (34.8–56.5), and for severe adhesions was 56 min (44.8–74.3). There was no significant difference in the Estimated Blood Loss (EBL) between LOR-CS and HOR-CS, with values of 653 ± 292 ml vs. 660 ± 285 ml, respectively. Conclusion: Our data indicate that spinal anesthesia, standard monitoring and regular anesthetic setup are safe and suitable for the majority of HOR-CS, except in cases with high suspicion of placental accreta spectrum.
first_indexed 2024-04-24T17:28:13Z
format Article
id doaj.art-7042f3aa8fb14b3dab12c58cb132b1de
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2590-1613
language English
last_indexed 2025-03-21T16:46:56Z
publishDate 2024-06-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
spelling doaj.art-7042f3aa8fb14b3dab12c58cb132b1de2024-06-16T05:46:33ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X2590-16132024-06-0122100301The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort studyJacob Weinstein0Rasha Muhalwes1Alexander Ronenson2Stephen H. Halpern3Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky4Tamer Akawi5Yaacov Gozal6Daniel Shatalin7Alexander Ioscovich8Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, Israel; Correspondence to: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperarive Medicine and Pain, Shaare Zedec Medical Center 12 Shmuel Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, 12 Shmu’el Bait Street, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem, IsraelObjective: Each repeat cesarean section (CS) potentially adds surgical complexity. The determination of appropriate anesthesia strategy to meet the surgical challenge is of crucial importance for the maternal and neonatal outcome. Study design: This prospective cohort study was conducted from 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2021 at a single large obstetric centre of all repeat CS. We compared the characteristics and the appropriateness of the anesthesia techniques for low-order repeat CS (LOR-CS) (1 or 2 previous CS) and high order repat CS (HOR-CS) group (3 or more repeat CS). Results: During the study period, 1057 parturients met the study entry criteria, with 821 parturients in the LOR-CS group and 236 parturients in the HOR-CS group. The use of spinal anesthesia was more common for HOR-CS 84.3%. Overall surgical time varied between LOR-CS (38 min, 29–49) and HOR-CS (42 min, 31–57) (p = 0.004).The rate of moderate and severe adhesions was relatively high in HOR-CS and the duration of overall surgical time for cases with mild adhesions was 38 min (29–48), for moderate adhesions was 44 min (34.8–56.5), and for severe adhesions was 56 min (44.8–74.3). There was no significant difference in the Estimated Blood Loss (EBL) between LOR-CS and HOR-CS, with values of 653 ± 292 ml vs. 660 ± 285 ml, respectively. Conclusion: Our data indicate that spinal anesthesia, standard monitoring and regular anesthetic setup are safe and suitable for the majority of HOR-CS, except in cases with high suspicion of placental accreta spectrum.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161324000218Obstetric anesthesiaSpinal anesthesiaComplicationsRepeat cesarean section
spellingShingle Jacob Weinstein
Rasha Muhalwes
Alexander Ronenson
Stephen H. Halpern
Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky
Tamer Akawi
Yaacov Gozal
Daniel Shatalin
Alexander Ioscovich
The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Obstetric anesthesia
Spinal anesthesia
Complications
Repeat cesarean section
title The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
title_full The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
title_fullStr The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
title_short The anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections: A prospective cohort study
title_sort anesthetic approach to repeated cesarean sections a prospective cohort study
topic Obstetric anesthesia
Spinal anesthesia
Complications
Repeat cesarean section
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161324000218
work_keys_str_mv AT jacobweinstein theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT rashamuhalwes theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT alexanderronenson theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT stephenhhalpern theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT sorinagrisarugranovsky theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT tamerakawi theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT yaacovgozal theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT danielshatalin theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT alexanderioscovich theanestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT jacobweinstein anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT rashamuhalwes anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT alexanderronenson anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT stephenhhalpern anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT sorinagrisarugranovsky anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT tamerakawi anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT yaacovgozal anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT danielshatalin anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy
AT alexanderioscovich anestheticapproachtorepeatedcesareansectionsaprospectivecohortstudy