title: General anesthesia in cesarean section: effect on mother and neonate.
abstract: Advances in anesthetic techniques during the past several decades have resulted in an excellent outcome in infants delivered by cesarean section under general anesthesia. To understand these results, it is important to be familiar with the physiologic changes which occur during general anesthesia. A review of the literature which focuses on the findings which led to current anesthetic principles is presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001034:Apgar Score; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006221:Halothane / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000187:drug effects*; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013874:Thiopental / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D013390:Succinylcholine; D013874:Thiopental; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D006221:Halothane