title: Anesthesia for cesarean section: minimizing risk and complications.
abstract: Managing cesarean section anesthesia is challenging and fraught with hazards. Each anesthetic option has different maternal and fetal risks. Emphasis on regional anesthesia when possible and utilization of state-of-the-art monitoring such as pulse oximetry and end-tidal capnography will improve the anesthetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Hood
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States