Journal article

Anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section, 2000-2004, at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne

P Popham, A Buettner, M Mendola

ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE | AUSTRALIAN SOC ANAESTHETISTS | Published : 2007

Abstract

The provision of anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section is a major part of the workload of obstetric anaesthetists and the urgency often dictates the mode of anaesthesia that can be provided. We have audited the provision of anaesthesia for 'immediate' caesarean sections over a four-year period following the introduction of a 'Code Green' system to coordinate a rapid response to an obstetric decision to proceed with an 'immediate' caesarean section. The records of all patients for whom a Code Green was called between July 2000 and June 2004 were studied. The reasons for the call, interval timings (for example decision-to-delivery interval) and type of anaesthesia used were collected. Th..

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