Mode of anesthesia and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing Cesarean delivery for invasive placentation: a retrospective cohort study of 50 consecutive cases.

Purpose: Invasive placentation is one of the most important causes of postpartum hemorrhage and Cesarean hysterectomies (CHyst). The optimal mode of anesthesia in the management of these patients remains uncertain. The purpose of this study was to review the impact of mode of anesthesia on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with invasive placentation undergoing Cesarean delivery (CD).

Carbetocin at Cesarean delivery for labour arrest: a sequential allocation trial to determine the effective dose.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the effective dose 90% (ED90) of carbetocin to provide adequate uterine tone at Cesarean delivery (CD) for labour arrest.

Methods: We conducted a double-blind dose-finding study of carbetocin using a biased-coin up-and-down design in women undergoing CD for labour arrest under epidural anesthesia. Forty healthy term pregnant women who had received at least three hours of oxytocin infusion during labour were recruited for the study.

Controversy between anesthesiologists and obstetricians on the labour ward: the Delphi method is used as a consensus-building technique.

Purpose: Obstetricians and anesthesiologists may interpret medical evidence differently, which could potentially generate conflict and compromise patient care. We sought to identify the most important controversial topics involving obstetricians and anesthesiologists on the labour ward that had the potential to affect patient outcome.

Methods: We conducted a consensus-building study based on the Delphi technique.