General versus neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean section: Impact on the duration of hospital stay
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 29 (1) , 25-30
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01443610802628569
Abstract
We investigated retrospectively the duration of hospital stay of 1,619 women who received general (GA) (n = 582) or neuraxial anaesthesia (combined spinal-epidural [CSEA] (n = 614), epidural [EA] (n = 423)) for caesarean delivery over the years 2002–2005. Hospital stay was also analysed for the different obstetricians involved. Overall duration of hospital stay differed between 2002 and 2005 (p < 0.0001) but not between CSEA and EA (p = 0.460). Overall duration of hospital stay differed between neuraxial and GA group (p < 0.001). Duration of hospital stay of the GA group showed a progressive decrease between 2002 and 2005 (p = 0.002). Duration of hospital stay after neuraxial anaesthesia differed between 2002 and 2005 (p = 0.013) and among different surgeons (p < 0.001). Discharge rates from the hospital were shorter after neuraxial anaesthesia versus GA for the 3rd and 4th postoperative days (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean section seems to be associated with shorter duration of hospital stay than GA.Keywords
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