American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Our purpose was to identify what anesthetic method is safer for women with a placenta previa. ⋯ In women with placenta previa, general anesthesia increased intraoperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusion. Regional anesthesia appears to be a safe alternative.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jun 1999
Effects of obstetrician characteristics on cesarean delivery rates. A community hospital experience.
Despite a decrease in the overall cesarean delivery rate at Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, a wide range of variation existed among individual obstetricians' rates. This study evaluated obstetricians' characteristics to determine whether they affected cesarean delivery rates. ⋯ Cesarean delivery rates can safely be reduced. Certain individual obstetrician characteristics influence cesarean delivery rates. Obstetricians' commitment facilitates lowering of cesarean delivery rates.