Table 3 Comparison of clinical data between pregnancies involving neuraxial or general anesthesia
Neuraxial anesthesia (n = 43) | General anesthesia (n = 14) | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | |||
Gestational age (days) | 250 ± 18.4 | 252 ± 18.1 | 0.583 |
Patient age (years) | 35 ± 7.8 | 38 ± 7.7 | 0.246 |
Emergency surgery | 36 (83.7%) | 12 (85.7%) | 1.000 |
Preoperative comorbidity | 9 (20.9%) | 5 (35.7%) | 0.271 |
CVC | 1 (2.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0.042 |
Arterial catheterization | 3 (7.0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 0.054 |
Intraoperative data | |||
Use of vasoactive agents | 7 (16.3%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1.000 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 500 (200–2000) | 700 (300–3500) | 0.017 |
Intraoperative blood infusion (U) | 0 (0–4) | 1.5 (0–14) | 0.018 |
Duration of surgery (min) | 65.7 ± 16.4 | 107.5 ± 70.4 | 0.046 |
Postoperative data | |||
Postoperative blood infusion (U) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–15.5) | 0.001 |
Total blood infusion (U) | 0 (0–6) | 2.625 (0–29.5) | 0.009 |
Maternal admission to ICU | 3 (7.0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 0.054 |
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 6.6 ± 4.2 | 0.146 |
Anesthesia-related complications | 0 | 1 (7.1%) | 0.246 |
Postoperative diagnosis with PA | 23 (53.5%) | 9 (64.3%) | 0.479 |
Placenta accreta | 13 | 2 | |
Placenta increta | 8 | 3 | |
Placenta percreta | 2 | 4 | |
Neonatal data | |||
Neonatal Apgar scores | |||
1 min | 9.2 ± 1.75 | 8.9 ± 2.3 | 0.539 |
5 min | 9.6 ± 0.9 | 9.5 ± 1.2 | 0.554 |
10 min | 9.7 ± 0.7 | 9.7 ± 0.8 | 0.834 |
Neonatal admission to ICU | 5 (11.6%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0.391 |