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A survey of anaesthetists on uterotonic usage practices for elective caesarean section in Australia and New Zealand
- Source :
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 49:440-447
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Abstract
- Prophylactic administration of uterotonics ensures adequate uterine contraction at elective caesarean section to prevent substantial haemorrhage. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidelines advise the administration of oxytocin at 5 IU as a ‘slow bolus’ but there are variations in clinical practice. This study aimed to determine the beliefs and uterotonic usage practices at elective caesarean section by surveying anaesthetist members of the Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group in Australia and New Zealand. Questionnaires were emailed to Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group members and the response rate was 33%, with analysis of 279 completed reports. Oxytocin was the most commonly used first-line uterotonic, but extensive variation in oxytocin bolus use was identified. Thirty-eight per cent of anaesthetists routinely administered Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guideline-recommended 5 IU, whereas 38% favoured low dose (
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Uterotonic
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Uterine contraction
Bolus (medicine)
Pregnancy
Oxytocics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Medicine
Caesarean section
Response rate (survey)
Cesarean Section
business.industry
Obstetrics
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Australia
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Oxytocin
Anesthetists
Female
Carbetocin
medicine.symptom
Elective caesarean section
business
New Zealand
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14480271 and 0310057X
- Volume :
- 49
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a31f14677b115be4b5538c06030a612a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x211002838