Comparison of the effects of general and regional anesthesia on Apgar scores in patients undergoing cesarean section: Retrospective evaluation of 196 cases

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2008

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

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Objective: This study was designed to investigate the effects of anesthesia methods performed in patients undergoing cesarean section in Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Ata Sökmen Faculty of Medicine between 2004 and 2007, on Apgar scores. Method: Apgar scores of patients who received general or regional anesthesia in cesarean sections performed in Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Ata Sökmen Faculty of Medicine between 2004 and 2007 were retrospectively investigated and compared. Results: No difference was found regarding maternal age, gestation week, and weight of patients who received general or regional anesthesia (p > 0.05). Apgar scores recorded at 1st and 5th min were also similar between the groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: We observed that general and regional anesthetic methods performed in patients undergoing cesarean section in our hospital through 2004-2007 years had no significant effect on Apgar scores.

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Anesthesia, regional, Apgar score, Cesarean section

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Q4

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16

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4

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