Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

General anesthesia for cesarean delivery is associated with increased maternal morbidity, and Black and Hispanic pregnant patients have higher rates of general anesthesia use compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts. It is unknown whether risk factors and indications for general anesthesia differ among patients of differing race and ethnicity.

Objective

To evaluate differences in general anesthesia use for cesarean delivery and the indication for the general anesthetic by race and ethnicity.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective, cross-sectional, single-center study, electronic medical records for all 35 117 patients who underwent cesarean delivery at Northwestern Medicine's Prentice Women's Hospital from January 1, 2007, to Mar

SUBMITTER: Thomas CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777252 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature