Halogenated anesthetic agents which have been used to supplement nitrous oxides for cesarean section may interfere with uterine contractility or increase blood loss at the time of cesarean section. To ascertain the effect of the addition of halogenate...
Halogenated anesthetic agents which have been used to supplement nitrous oxides for cesarean section may interfere with uterine contractility or increase blood loss at the time of cesarean section. To ascertain the effect of the addition of halogenated anesthetic agnets for cesarean section anesthesia vs conduction or a simple balanced general anesthetic, the reflexion to operative blood loss at the time of cesarean section was assessed retrospectively. When the halogenated agent was used for cesarean section anesthesia, incidence of pre-to postdelivery decrease of 8 vol% of hematocrit and postpartum anemia(hematocrit 30 vol%) significantly developed. The addition of halogenated anesthetic agents to a balanced nitrous oxide anesthesia for the purpose of decreased maternal awareness should be weighed against the risk incurred from the increased requirement for blood replacement and from postpartum anemia.