IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 42 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog1919.2015

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Original Research
Maternal hemodynamic influence on uteroplacental oxygen distribution during cesarean section
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1 Institute for Gynecology and Obstetric, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade
3 Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetric ″Narodni Front″, Belgrade (Serbia)
4 College of Dental Science, RAKMHSU, Rak (UAE)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015, 42(5), 610–613; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog1919.2015
Published: 10 October 2015
Abstract

This study investigated maternal hemodynamic influence on uteroplacental oxygen distribution and neonatal outcome during cesarean section (CS). CS was performed on 80 parturients using two anaesthetic techniques: spinal anaesthesia (SA) and general balanced anaesthesia (GBA). Indications for CS were exclusively obstetric related. Monitored maternal parameters were: ECG, heart rate (HR), non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), saturation (SaO2). Gas parameters in umbilical artery, vein, and neonatal capillary blood were sampled. Vitality was assessed by the Apgar scoring, first breath-taking time and the first breastfeeding attempt. Hypotension was the most common finding after SA induction. GBA group presented changes such as QT inversion (12.5%), tachycardia (55%), and bradycardia (2.5%). SA group experienced higher rates of sinus tachycardia (45%) and ventricular dysrhythmias (2.5%). Neonatal oxygenation was significantly higher in SA group. Higher quality of early neonatal adaptation in the SA group confirms it as the technique with the least neonatal risk during CS.
Keywords
Caesarean section
Early neonatal adaptation
Transplacental oxygenation
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