Caesarean section anaesthesia and the Apgar score.
Retrospective comparison of epidural and general anaesthesia by a multivariate analysis of 1 and 5 minute Apgar scores did not show that general anaesthesia improves operating conditions for Caesarean section or reduces fetal trauma for preterm and term infants.
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Royal Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors