Risk assessment of morbidly obese parturient in cesarean section delivery: A prospective, cohort, single-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 40% of women gain excessive weight during pregnancy. Obesity complications and risks in parturient women undergoing cesarean section (CS) with different anesthetic methods remain unknown. This study aimed to assess the safety and risk of obese women undergoing CS delivery with various perioperative anesthetic methods.

Methods

Seven hundred ninety parturient women underwent CS under general anesthesia (GA), intraspinal anesthesia including epidural anesthesia (EA) and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA). They were divided into morbid (n = 255), severe (n = 274), and non-obesity (n = 261) groups. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (number NCT03002636).

Result

Between 2013 and 2016, 790 pregnant were assessed. Compared with the non-o

SUBMITTER: An X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662385 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature