Spinal Or Epidural For Planned C Section
Answers from new york on november 15 2009.
Spinal or epidural for planned c section. A screen is placed across your body so you cannot see what s being done the doctors and nurses will let you know what s happening. In a routine planned c section you will likely walk back to the operating room sit on the or bed and the anesthesia provider will administer your spinal anesthetic. Going on baby 2 in about 6 weeks and it s a planned cesarean.
I had an epidural with my first cesarean since it wasn t planned. Typically when you have a c section you get a spinal anesthetic a spinal tap removes cerebrospinal fluid. Most caesareans are carried out under spinal or epidural anaesthetic.
We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who had received epidural n 47 or spinal n 47 anesthesia for nonemergent cesarean section. Now i ve heard the default is a spinal for this one. Not sure what the differences are between the two procedures except i ve heard of.
Cesarean delivery c section is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. The difference between spinal and epidural for c section lies in the duration of numbing and their effectiveness. This was caused by longer times spent in the or.
It also depends on why the c section is being performed. Other types of regional c section anesthesia in this category also include spinal anesthesia combined spinal epidural anesthesia cse etc. If you re in a lot of pain you may opt for the epoidural early on in labor but your best bet is waiting until your in the or and get the spinal.
While spinal blocks are given in one shot and have a high quality of pain blocking for a shorter period epidurals last longer and are not as potent at blocking the pain. All went super smooth with that. Those who have had emergent urgent c sections and those who have had planned scheduled c sections can vouch that these are drastically different experiences.