Korean J Anesthesiol.  1976 Jun;9(1):81-86.

Clinical Observations of Anesthesia on Cesarean Section

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

The following are summary of the clinical observations on 184 pregnant women underwent cesarean section under general and spinal anesthesia. 1. Ages of pregnant women ranged from 18 to 45 years The second and third decades. comprised 94% of all cases. 2. 83% of the cases were emergency and others were elective operations. 3. Surgical indications revealed dystocia in 43%, hemorrhage in 35%, and others in 22%. 4. 92 cases were performed by general anesthesia, 88 cases by spinal and the remains by local. 5. Apgar scores checked one minute after delivery were as follows. That was Poor category (0 to 4): 42% Fair category (5 to 7): 19% Good category (8 to 10): 39% Resuscitation of Apgar score 0 babies were successful in 8 cases.


MeSH Terms

Anesthesia*
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Spinal
Apgar Score
Cesarean Section*
Dystocia
Emergencies
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Resuscitation
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