Open AccessAnalysis of Preferences in Cesarean Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Retrospective, Single Center Study
Author(s) -
Sedef Gülçin Ural,
İbrahim Hakkı Tör
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anestezi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2687-2242
pISSN - 1300-0578
DOI - 10.5222/jarss.2021.86729
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal anesthesia , anesthesia , covid-19 , pandemic , elective surgery , elective cesarean section , pregnancy , disease , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics
Objective: We aimed to see if the Covid-19 pandemic effects the cesarean anaesthesia method preference and the hospitalization process. Methods: To eliminate seasonal differences, the files of 3320 patients who underwent the cesarean section between 2019-2020 March-September were examined. The patients were divided into two groups as those who had cesarean section between March-September 2019 before the pandemic (Group I, n: 1941) and those who had cesarean section after the pandemic (March-September 2020) (Group II, n: 1379). The demographic information of the patients, whether there was an emergency/elective surgery, anesthesia methods and duration of hospitalization were recorded from the hospital database. Results: ASA scores (p=0.049) and duration of hospitalization (p<0.001) were higher in Group I. Spinal anaesthesia preference was higher in both groups compared to general anaesthesia (p<0.001). Spinal anaesthesia preference was higher than general anaesthesia in emergency and elective operations in both groups (p<0.001). It was found that the PCR results of three emergency cesarean sections under spinal anesthesia were postoperatively positive. The number of patients operated on in all shifts was higher in Group I (p<0.001). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, spinal anaesthesia was preferred more frequently for cesareans compared to general anaesthesia as in the previous period.