Anaesthesia practice and reproductive outcomes: Facts unveiled.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Anaesthetic practice is associated with a risk of chronic exposure to anaesthetic agents. With the advent of newer inhalational agents and changing anaesthetic practices, the risks for anaesthesiologists with regard to adverse reproductive outcomes is unknown. Hence, a nationwide online survey was conducted to study the anaesthetic practices prevalent in India and their association, if any, with poor reproductive outcomes.

Methods

The online survey involved 9974 anaesthesiologists. A questionnaire soliciting information regarding anaesthetic practice techniques, reproductive outcomes and perinatal outcomes was designed. All the anaesthesiologists in the ISA National database were mailed a link to the above questionnaire.

Results

Female anaesthesiol

SUBMITTER: Nagella AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4697242 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature