What obstetricians should know about obstetric anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted obstetric anesthesiologists to reconsider the ways in which basic anesthesia care is provided on the Labor and Delivery Unit. Suggested modifications include an added emphasis on avoiding general anesthesia, a strong encouragement to infected individuals to opt for early neuraxial analgesia, and the prevention of emergent cesarean delivery, whenever possible. Through team efforts, adopting these measures can have real effects on reducing the transmission of the viral illness and maintaining patient and caregiver safety in the labor room.

publication date

  • August 26, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Analgesia, Obstetrical
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical
  • COVID-19
  • Cesarean Section
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7449136

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85094592479

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151277

PubMed ID

  • 33127095

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 44

issue

  • 7