Risk factors for failed conversion of labor epidural analgesia to cesarean delivery anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational trials

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 294-309

  Bauer, M E ^a   Kountanis, J A ^a   Tsen, L C ^b   Greenfield, M L ^a   Mhyre, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia anesthesia; Cesarean delivery; Epidural; General anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIST; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LABOR PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 84869081355     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Algert CS, Bowen JR, Giles WB, Knoblanche GE, Lain SJ, Roberts CL. Regional block versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section and neonatal outcomes: a population-based study. BMC Med 2009;7:20.
2. Hodgson CA, Wauchob TD. A comparison of spinal and general anaesthesia for elective caesarean section: effect on neonatal condition at birth. Int J Obstet Anesth 1994;3:25-30.
3. Mhyre JM, Riesner MN, Polley LS, Naughton NN. A series of anesthesia-related maternal deaths in Michigan, 1985-2003. Anesthesiology 2007;106:1096-104.
4. Djabatey EA, Barclay PM. Difficult and failed intubation in 3430 obstetric general anaesthetics. Anaesthesia 2009;64:1168-71.
5. McDonnell NJ, Paech MJ, Clavisi OM, Scott KL. Difficult and failed intubation in obstetric anaesthesia: an observational study of airway management and complications associated with general anaesthesia for caesarean section. Int J Obstet Anesth 2008;17: 292-7.
6. Mhyre JM, Healy D. The unanticipated difficult intubation in obstetrics. Anesth Analg 2011;112:648-52.
7. Furst SR, Reisner LS. Risk of high spinal anesthesia following failed epidural block for cesarean delivery. J Clin Anesth 1995;7:71-4.
8. Portnoy D, Vadhera RB. Mechanisms and management of an incomplete epidural block for cesarean section. Anesthesiol Clin North America 2003;21:39-57.
9. The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 2001-2009: Determining the Potential to Improve. 11th ed. http://www.achs.org.au/cireports/. [accessed April 2012].
10. Haller G, Stoelwinder J, Myles PS, McNeil J. Quality and safety indicators in anesthesia: a systematic review. Anesthesiology 2009;110:1158-75.
11. Russell I. Technique of anaesthesia for cesarean section. In: Colvin J, editor. Raising the standard: a compedium of audit recipes. London: The Royal College of Anaesthetists; 2000. p. 6-8.
12. Russell I. Technique of anaesthesia for caesarean section. In: Colvin J, editor. Raising the standard: a compedium of audit recipes for continuous quality improvement in anaesthesia. 2nd ed. London: The Royal College of Anaesthetists; 2006. p. 166-7.
13. Campbell DC, Tran T. Conversion of epidural labour analgesia to epidural anesthesia for intrapartum cesarean delivery. Can J Anesth 2009;56:19-26.
14. Halpern SH, Soliman A, Yee J, Angle P, Ioscovich A. Conversion of epidural labour analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean section: a prospective study of the incidence and determinants of failure. Br J Anaesth 2009;102:240-3.
15. Lee S, Lew E, Lim Y, Sia AT. Failure of augmentation of labor epidural analgesia for intrapartum cesarean delivery: a retrospective review. Anesth Analg 2009;108:252-4.
16. Orbach-Zinger S, Friedman L, Avramovich A, et al. Risk factors for failure to extend labor epidural analgesia to epidural anesthesia for cesarean section. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2006;50:1014-8.
17. Riley ET, Papasin J. Epidural catheter function during labor predicts anesthetic efficacy for subsequent cesarean delivery. Int J Obstet Anesth 2002;11:81-4.
18. Tortosa JC, Parry NS, Mercier FJ, Mazoit JX, Benhamou D. Efficacy of augmentation of epidural analgesia for caesarean section. Br J Anaesth 2003;91:532-5.
19. Kinsella SM. A prospective audit of regional anaesthesia failure in 5080 caesarean sections. Anaesthesia 2008;63:822-32.
20. Vandenbroucke JP, von Elm E, Altman DG, et al. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE): explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med 2007;4:e297.
21. von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gotzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP. The Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. PLoS Med 2007;4:e296.
22. Papathanasiou AA, Zintzaras E. Assessing the quality of reporting of observational studies in cancer. Ann Epidemiol 2010;20:67-73.
23. Albright GA, Forster RM. The safety and efficacy of combined spinal and epidural analgesia/anesthesia (6002 blocks) in a community hospital. Reg Anesth Pain Med 1999;24:117-25.
24. Bamgbade OA, Khalaf WM, Ajai O, Sharma R, Chidambaram V, Madhavan G. Obstetric anaesthesia outcome in obese and nonobese parturients undergoing caesarean delivery: an observational study. Int J Obstet Anesth 2009;18:221-5.
25. Gaiser RR, Cheek TG, Gutsche BB. Epidural lidocaine versus 2-chloroprocaine for fetal distress requiring urgent cesarean section. Int J Obstet Anesth 1994;3:208-10.
26. Garry M, Davies S. Failure of regional blockade for caesarean section. Int J Obstet Anesth 2002;11:9-12.
27. Kan RK, Lew E, Yeo SW, Thomas E. General anesthesia for cesarean section in a Singapore maternity hospital: a retrospective survey. Int J Obstet Anesth 2004;13:221-6.
28. Pan PH, Bogard TD, Owen MD. Incidence and characteristics of failures in obstetric neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia: a retrospective analysis of 19259 deliveries. Int J Obstet Anesth 2004;13: 227-33.
29. Lucas DN, Yentis SM, Kinsella SM, et al. Urgency of caesarean section: a new classification. J R Soc Med 2000;93:346-50.
30. Panni MK, Segal S. Local anesthetic requirements are greater in dystocia than in normal labor. Anesthesiology 2003;98: 957-63.
31. Popham P, Buettner A, Mendola M. Anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section, 2000-2004, at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne. Anaesth Intensive Care 2007;35:74-9.
32. Hillyard SG, Bate TE, Corcoran TB, Paech MJ, O'Sullivan G. Extending epidural analgesia for emergency caesarean section: a meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth 2011;107:668-78.
33. Palanisamy A, Mitani AA, Tsen LC. General anesthesia for cesarean delivery at a tertiary care hospital from 2000 to 2005: a retrospective analysis and 10-year update. Int J Obstet Anesth 2011;20:10-6.
34. Rahman K, Jenkins JG. Failed tracheal intubation in obstetrics: no more frequent but still managed badly. Anaesthesia 2005;60: 168-71.
35. Mhyre JM. Anesthetic management for the morbidly obese pregnant woman. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2007;45:51-70.
36. Hamilton CL, Riley ET, Cohen SE. Changes in the position of epidural catheters associated with patient movement. Anesthesiology 1997;86:778-84.
37. Cappiello E, O'Rourke N, Segal S, Tsen LC. A randomized trial of dural puncture epidural technique compared with the standard epidural technique for labor analgesia. Anesth Analg 2008;107: 1646-51.