Intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery: Incidence, risk factors and physician perception

ConclusionsWe found a substantial incidence (11.9%) of intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery. Preoperative anxiety did not predict intraoperative pain. Physicians did not accurately identify parturients ’ intraoperative pain.SignificanceIntraoperative pain occurred in 11.9% and severe intraoperative pain occurred in 1.11% of parturients undergoing elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia. We did not find any preoperative variables that could reliably predict intraoperative pain. Obstetricians and anaesthesiologists underestimated the incidence of intraoperative pain in our cohort and thus, more attention must be put to parturients ’ pain.

Source: European Journal of Pain - September 1, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Amir Keltz, Philip Heesen, Daniel Katz, Ido Neuman, Anna Morgenshtein, Karem Azem, Yair Binyamin, Eran Hadar, Leonid A. Eidelman, Sharon Orbach ‐Zinger Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research