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The role of total intravenous anaesthesia for caesarean delivery
International Journal of Obstetric AnesthesiaVol. 51103548Published online: April 8, 2022- Y. Metodiev
- D.N. Lucas
Cited in Scopus: 2Neuraxial anaesthesia is established as the preferred mode of anaesthesia in obstetrics, but general anaesthesia remains necessary in certain situations. It is estimated that 9% of women in the United Kingdom (UK) who have a caesarean delivery (CD) receive general anaesthesia, with the corresponding figure for the United States of America (USA) being 5.8%.1,2 Obstetric general anaesthesia usually entails intravenous anaesthetic induction, a neuromuscular blocking drug, cricoid pressure, and intubation with volatile anaesthetic maintenance.
