What obstetricians should know about obstetric anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ring, Laurence E., Martinez, Rebecca, Bernstein, Kyra, Landau, Ruth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7449136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33127095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151277
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Sumario: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.

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