scholarly journals Anesthetic management in cesarean delivery of women with placenta previa: a retrospective cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dazhi Fan ◽  
Jiaming Rao ◽  
Dongxin Lin ◽  
Huishan Zhang ◽  
Zixing Zhou ◽  
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Abstract Background The incidence of placenta preiva is rising. Cesarean delivery is identified as the only safe and appropriate mode of delivery for pregnancies with placenta previa. Anesthesia is important during the cesarean delivery. The aim of this study is to assess maternal and neonatal outcomes of patients with placenta previa managed with neuraxial anesthesia as compared to those who underwent general anesthesia during cesarean delivery. Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed of all patients with placenta preiva at our large academic institution from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019. Patients were managed neuraxial anesthesia and general anesthesia during cesarean delivery. Results We identified 1234 patients with placenta previa who underwent cesarean delivery at our institution. Neuraxial anesthesia was performed in 737 (59.7%), and general anesthesia was completed in 497 (40.3%) patients. The mean estimated blood loss at neuraxial anesthesia of 558.96 ± 42.77 ml were significantly lower than the estimated blood loss at general anesthesia of 1952.51 ± 180 ml (p < 0.001). One hundred and forty-six of 737 (19.8%) patients required blood transfusion at neuraxial anesthesia, whereas 381 out of 497 (76.7%) patients required blood transfusion at general anesthesia. The rate neonatal asphyxia and admission to NICU at neuraxial anesthesia was significantly lower than general anesthesia (2.7% vs. 19.5 and 18.2% vs. 44.1%, respectively). After adjusting confounding factors, blood loss was less, Apgar score at 1- and 5-min were higher, and the rate of blood transfusion, neonatal asphyxia, and admission to NICU were lower in the neuraxial group. Conclusions Our data demonstrated that neuraxial anesthesia is associated with better maternal and neonatal outcomes during cesarean delivery in women with placenta previa.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaming Rao ◽  
Dazhi Fan ◽  
Zixing Zhou ◽  
Gengdong Chen ◽  
Pengsheng Li ◽  
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Abstract Background To compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes of placenta previa (PP) with and without coverage of a uterine scar in Foshan, China. Methods A retrospective cohort study comparing all singleton pregnancies with PP was conducted at a tertiary, university-affiliated medical center from 1 January 2012 to 31 April 2017 in Foshan, China. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were extracted from electronic medical records. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of PP with and without coverage of a uterine scar were compared by statistical method. Results There were 58,062 deliveries during the study period, of which 738 (1.27%) were complicated PP in singleton pregnancies and were further classified into two groups: the PP with coverage of a uterine scar group (PPCS, n = 166) and the PP without coverage of a uterine scar group (Non-PPCS, n = 572). Overall, premature birth (< 37 weeks,68.1% vs 54.8%; P = 0.010), cesarean section(100% vs 97.6%; P = 0.042), Intraoperative blood loss > 1000 ml (78.3% vs 16.0%; P < 0.001) or > 3000 ml (29.5% vs 3.0%; P < 0.001), postpartum hemorrhage(48.8% vs 15.7%; P < 0.001), transfusion (35.2% vs 16.1%; P < 0.001), hemorrhage shock(8.4% vs 1.9%; P < 0.001), hysterectomy (3.0% vs 0.5%; P = 0.006) and fetal distress (36.1% vs 12.0%; P < 0.001) had a significant difference between PPCS group and Non-PPCS group. After grouping by whether complicated with AIP, we found that PPCS was significant associated with more intraoperative blood loss༞1000 ml, intraoperative blood loss༞3000 ml, bleeding within 2–24 hours after delivery, fetal distress and higher hospitalization expenses than the Non-PPCS group. After grouping by whether complicated with AIP and different placenta positions(Anterior, Posterior and Ante-posterior or laterally positioned), we found that PPCS was significant associated with more intraoperative blood loss༞1000 ml and higher hospitalization expenses than the Non-PPCS in AIP women and more intraoperative blood loss༞1000 ml, postpartum hemorrhage and higher hospitalization expenses in Non-AIP women. Conclusion The PPCS group had poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes than the Non-PPCS group after grouping by whether pregnancies complicated with AIP or with different placental positions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dazhi Fan ◽  
Huishan Zhang ◽  
Jiaming Rao ◽  
Dongxin Lin ◽  
Shuzhen Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Placenta previa, a serious obstetric issue, should be managed by experienced teams. The safe and appropriate mode of delivery for placenta previa is by cesarean delivery. However, no studies were found comparing either maternal or neonatal outcomes for different skin incision in women with placenta previa. The aim of this study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes by skin incision types (transverse compared with vertical) in a large cohort of women with placenta previa who were undergoing cesarean delivery. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study carried out between January 2014 and June 2019. All pregnant women with placenta previa had confirmed by ultrasonologist before delivery and obstetrician at delivery. The primary outcome was the estimated blood loss during the surgery and within the first 24 hours postoperatively. Mean (standard deviation), median (interquartile range) or frequency (percentage) was reported to variables. Appropriate parametric and nonparametric tests were used to analyses. Results The study included 1098 complete records, 332 (30.24%) cases in the vertical skin incision group and 766 (69.76%) cases in the transverse skin incision group. Those with vertical incision showed a higher percentage of preterm delivery, anterior placenta, abnormally invasive placenta, and history of previous cesarean delivery, and a lower percentage of first pregnancy, in vitro fertilization, and emergency cesarean delivery. After controlling for confounding factors, higher incidence of post-partum hemorrhage (OR 5.47, 95% CI 3.84–7.79), maternal intensive care unit (OR 4.30, 95% CI 2.86–6.45), transfusion (OR 5.97, 95% CI 4.15–8.58), and 5-min APGAR< 7 (OR 9.03, 95% CI 1.83–44.49), a more estimated blood loss (β 601.85, 95%CI 458.78–744.91), and a longer length of hospital stay after delivery (β 0.54, 95%CI 0.23–0.86) were found in the vertical skin incision group. Conclusions Our data demonstrated that transverse skin incision group showed the better perinatal outcomes in women with placenta previa. Future collaborative studies are needed to be done by centers for placenta previa to have a better understanding of the characteristics and the outcomes of the disease in the choosing skin incision.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaming Rao ◽  
Dazhi Fan ◽  
Zixing Zhou ◽  
Gengdong Chen ◽  
Huiting Ma ◽  
...  

Abstract Background To compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes of placenta previa (PP) with and without coverage of a uterine scar in China. Methods A retrospective cohort study comparing all singleton pregnancies with PP was conducted at a tertiary, university-affiliated medical center between January 2012 and April 2017. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of PP with and without coverage of a uterine scar were compared. Results There were 58,062 deliveries during the study period, of which 738 (1.27%) were complicated PP in singleton pregnancies and were further classified into two groups: the PP with coverage of a uterine scar group (PPCS, n=166) and the PP without coverage of a uterine scar group (Non-PPCS, n=572). Overall, the PPCS group had poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes for premature birth (< 37 weeks,68.1% vs 54.8%; P=0.010), cesarean section(100% vs 97.6%; P=0.042), Intraoperative blood loss > 1000 ml (78.3% vs 16.0%; P<0.001) or > 3000ml (29.5% vs 3.0%; P<0.001), postpartum hemorrhage(48.8% vs 15.7%; P<0.001), transfusion (35.2% vs 16.1%; P<0.001), hemorrhage shock(8.4% vs 1.9%; P<0.001), hysterectomy (3.0% vs 0.5%; P=0.006) and fetal distress (36.1% vs 12.0%; P<0.001) than the Non-PPCS group. In pregnancies complicated without abnormal invasive placenta (AIP, n=587), the PPCS group had poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes for Intraoperative blood loss > 1000 ml (69.0% vs 12.5%; P<0.001) or > 3000ml (9.2% vs 1.0%; P<0.001), bleeding within 2-24 hours after delivery (114.7±283.9 vs 47.7±45.1 ml, P<0.001), postpartum hemorrhage (70.1% vs 15.2%, P<0.001), transfusion (28.7% vs 13.6%, P<0.001) and fetal stress (35.6% vs 11.4%, P<0.001) than the Non-PPCS group. Conclusion The PPCS group had poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes than the Non-PPCS group. Women with PPCS were more likely to have intraoperative and postpartum hemorrhage, transfusion and fetal distress, even without AIP.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahida Abbas ◽  
Saba Mughal ◽  
Syeda Namayah Fatima Hussain ◽  
Nazli Hossain

Background and Objective: Blood loss in cesarean deliveries has already been established in previous researches but a detailed insight into the correlates has not been done. This study examined whether the number of previous Cesarean sections is related to the need for blood transfusion, and risk factors for blood transfusion. Methods: A retrospective review of 239 females who had undergone two or more Cesarean sections during the time period of 2015-2018 was done. Data collected included type of surgery (elective or emergency), age, parity, body mass index, estimated blood loss, operating time, level of surgeon, presence or absence of adhesions and number of transfused packed cell volume. Results: About 9.2% patients received blood transfusion with an estimated average blood loss of 618.18 ml. Patients with adhesions from previous surgery, presence of placenta previa, multiparity were significantly likely to receive blood transfusion. It was found that women with more than two caesarian sections had high proportion of blood transfusion as compared to women who had two caesarian sections. However non-significant difference was observed in numbers of caesarean sections with blood transfusion. Conclusion: Women undergoing Cesarean sections combined with any of the risk factors like increased body mass index, dense adhesions, uterine atony, hypertension and presence of placenta previa, were found to be at increased risk for a need for blood transfusions. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.539 How to cite this:Abbas S, Mughal S, Hussain SNF, Hossain N. Blood transfusion and high-order cesarean delivery; Report from a developing country. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(6):1520-1525. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.539 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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