COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF ANESTHESIA TYPE ON NEWBORNS’ CONDITION


Authors: Dermentli Al., Stavrova-Hristova R., Johanova Sl.
Keywords: anesthesia, depression of the newborn

Abstract:
Most of the drugs used in anesthesiology penetrate into placenta. This is one of the reasons for
the preference of regional techniques and in particular spinal anesthesia for analgesia during cesarean
section. The aim of our study was to compare the degree of neonatal depression under general and
spinal anesthesia. We received the necessary information from the patients' medical history, document
N2 (pre-anesthesia consultation) and the anesthesia sheet. The results show comparable newborn
Apgar values under the two types of anesthesia. Much more significant factors influencing the
condition of the newborn are its maturity, weight and height and intrauterine suffering of the fetus.
The anesthetics used today for analgesia of operative birth have a minimal depressant effect on the
fetus, although they cross the placental barrier.Download article