Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The present study was undertaken for assessing anesthetic complications in Labor and delivery. Materials & methods: A total of 200 subjects were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the subjects was recorded. Only those subjects were enrolled which were pregnant and scheduled to undergo delivery within time duration of present study. Anesthesia was delivered in the Labor room and thorough observation of all the subjects was done to evaluate anesthesia related complications. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet. Analysis of results was done using SPSS software. Results: Overall, complications were seen in 7.5 percent of the patients. Pulmonary complications and cardiac complications were seen in 1.5 percent and 1 percent of the patients respectively. Reaction to spinal/lumbar puncture were seen in 3 percent of the patients. Overdose complications and epidural hematoma were seen in 1 percent and 0.5 percent of the patients respectively. Conclusion: Preparing a woman for emergency CS is a multidisciplinary task involving multiple steps and processes, including the timely assembly of staff. Good communication among obstetricians, midwives and anesthetists and early involvement of senior staff for high-risk cases will surely decrease the complications.