title: [Anesthesia in cesarean section in the FRG in 1997. Results of a nationwide survey].
abstract: A survey of all German hospitals providing obstetric anaesthesia in 1997 (n = 1061, recovery rate 82% comprising 115,000 Caesarean sections revealed that most Caesarean sections (CS) are performed under general anaesthesia (GA). For elective CS, the average was 63%, and 82% for urgent (non-emergency) section. Succinylcholine is the standard neuromuscular blocker for intubation. Of the regional techniques, epidural continuous anaesthesia (ED) is preferred for elective CS (59%) over subarachnoid (SA, 10%) and combined epidural and subarachnoid anaesthesia (CSE). In urgent CS, SA is used more often (56%) than ED (42%) and CSE. With increasing number of births per year, the use of regional techniques is more common.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anaesthesiologie der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schneck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: von Hundelshausen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kochs
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D000777:Anesthetics; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics