Incidence of Pain during Cesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anesthesia: An International, Prospective Cohort Study
The overall incidence of patient-reported pain during cesarean delivery with neuraxial anesthesia in this multicenter cohort was 7.6%. This varied significantly by anesthesia technique, with spinal having the lowest incidence and epidural top-up having the highest. Further work is required to characterize the pain experience, understand its impact, and develop techniques to reduce its incidence.
Authors
- Pervez Sultan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-0289)
- Daniel J. Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9317-6050)
- Nan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4264-7438)
- Brendan Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-4542)
- James O’Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7070-2276)
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- University College London (GB)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005868
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03