Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—A Canadian study has taken a step toward improving anesthetic care in laboring women by identifying predictors of failed spinal anesthesia in cesarean delivery.
The study found several such predictors, with the most important being a history of cesarean delivery, tubal ligation, lower body mass index and duration of surgery.
“Although many risk factors for failed spinal anesthesia have been studied