TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effect of COVID-19 on anesthesia preferences in cesarean section: An observational study
AB  - Objective: During the pandemic, everyone including healthcare professionals were under stress. Regional blocks in the cesarean section were considered safer during this period. We aimed to evaluate the effect of this stress on the patient’s choice of anesthesia. Material and Methods: Pregnant women were surveyed preoperatively during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The survey investigated the demo- graphic data, pregnancy information, previous delivery type, anesthesia experiences, known panic attack/anxiety diagnosis, and anesthesia preferences before and after COVID-19 and factors affecting this decision. Results: A total of 108 patients, including elective (n=63) and urgent (n=45), were included in this study. The anesthesia techniques applied to the patients were spinal anesthesia (n=98), epidural anesthesia (n=1), and general anesthesia (n=9). When enquired on the change in their preferences due to COVID-19, only 16.6% (n=18) stated that the patients were affected. In addition, 94.4% of the patients (n=17) un- derwent regional anesthesia and 5.5% (n=1) underwent general anesthesia owing to anticoagulant use. Furthermore, 58.3% of the patients (n=63) were subjected to their preferred anesthesia technique, whereas 36.1% (n=39) underwent regional anesthe- sia based on the physicians’ recommendations for maternal/fetal health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: We investigated the effect of the anxiety associated with COVID-19 on the anesthesia preferences of pregnant women and found that only a small percent- age of patients had a change in their preferences due to COVID-19.
AU  - AKKEMİK, ÜMİT
AU  - Bilir, Ayten
AU  - Onay, Meryem
AU  - Şanal Baş, Sema
DO  - 10.14744/zkmj.2022.82652
PY  - 2022
JO  - Zeynep Kamil medical journal (Online)
VL  - 53
IS  - 3
SN  - 2757-8062
SP  - 140
EP  - 145
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1134288
ER  -