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Complication of General Anaesthesia in Obstetrics

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As a result of a number of factors, including likely the influence of ASA recommendations for obstetric anaesthesia, there has been a widespread shift away from general anaesthesia and towards regional anaesthesia for caesarean section. General anaesthesia is now used predominantly for emergency caesarean section and appears to be associated with higher rates of serious and life-threatening complications.

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    Lucia Mirabella MD, PhD, Antonella Cotoia MD, PhD & Gilda Cinnella MD

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Post Cardiac Surgery, Santa Maria Hospital- GMV Care & Research, Via De Ferrariis 18, Bari, Italy

    Matteo Melchionda MD

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Mirabella, L., Cotoia, A., Melchionda, M., Cinnella, G. (2017). Complication of General Anaesthesia in Obstetrics. In: Malvasi, A., Tinelli, A., Di Renzo, G. (eds) Management and Therapy of Late Pregnancy Complications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48732-8_18

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