Table 2 Effect of anaesthesia type, by caesarean section indication, on relative risk of neonatal outcomes.
Riskgroup/Indication | Outcome | General anaesthesia events/N(rate %) | Regional block events/N(rate %) | Relative risk if general anaesthesia used (95% confidence interval) | Risk difference* (%) (95% confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low risk: planned repeat | Resuscitation w/intubation | 46/4149 (1.11) | 20/23,139 (0.09) | 12.8 (7.6, 21.7) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) |
caesarean | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
section | Apgar5 <7 | 96/4146 (2.32) | 40/23,134 (0.17) | 13.4 (9.2, 19.4) | 2.1 (1.7, 2.6) |
Moderate risk: unplanned | Resuscitation w/intubation | 71/2320 (3.06) | 68/13,449 (0.51) | 6.1 (4.3, 8.5) | 2.6 (1.8, 3.3) |
caesarean | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
section for failure to progress | Apgar5 <7 | 95/2319 (4.10) | 70/13,446 (0.52) | 7.9 (5.8, 10.7) | 3.6 (2.8, 4.4) |
High risk: unplanned | Resuscitation w/intubation | 139/2058 (6.75) | 105/5759 (1.82) | 3.7 (2.9, 4.8) | 4.9 (3.8, 6.1) |
caesarean section for foetal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
distress during labour | Apgar5 <7 | 158/2054 (7.69) | 95/5757 (1.65) | 4.7 (3.6, 6.0) | 6.0 (4.8, 7.2) |