Anesthesia Type Outcome in Severe Pre-eclampsia with Caesarean Section
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https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v7i1.1067Keywords:
Cesarean section, General anesthesia, Maternal mortality, Perinatal mortality, Severe pre-eclampsia, Spinal anesthesiaAbstract
Background: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy with fetomaternal mortality. The choice of anesthesia method for cesarean sections among preeclamptic women is still debated. Objective: To compare the outcomes of spinal and general anesthesia in a cesarean section among preeclamptic women. Methods: A prospective study was conducted at Al-Imam Al-Sajjad Hospital/Al-Najaf Health Directorate from February 2021 to September 2023. Women undergoing cesarean sections due to severe preeclampsia were enrolled in the spinal or general anesthesia group. Data on maternal age, gestational age at delivery, parity, Apgar scores, maternal mortality and perinatal mortality were recorded. The background characteristics and outcomes were compared between both groups. We excluded women with mild preeclampsia, multiple pregnancies, other pregnancy medical disorders, gestational age < 32 weeks, cases of eclampsia, and general anesthesia following spinal anesthesia failure. Results: The general anesthesia group had a significantly lower Apgar score at 1 minute than the spinal anesthesia group (27.3% and 57.4%, p=0.006), and at 5 minutes (15.2% and 37.03%, p=0.005). The study groups showed no significant difference regarding maternal and perinatal mortality. Conclusions: Maternal and perinatal mortality were not affected by anesthesia type in severe preeclampsia, but general anesthesia caused a higher proportion of birth asphyxia.
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