Anesthesia for cesarean section: minimizing risk and complications.
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.
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Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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