Safety, quality & education

Analysis of Twitter conversations in obstetric anesthesiology using the hashtag #OBAnes during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

Int J Obstet AnesthPublished Observational study

Authors' conclusion

Twitter facilitated thousands of obstetric anesthesia-related discussions during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most conversations centering on anesthesia type (neuraxial or general anesthesia).

Study context

Population
All tweets using #OBAnes between June 30, 2019 and October 19, 2020
Participants
12,431 tweets
Outcome
Characterization of #OBAnes tweets at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Characterization of #OBAnes tweets
Total #OBAnes tweets
12 431
Unique users
1704
Top user category Doctor (users, n)
1211
Top user category Doctor (users, %)
71%
Tweets by Doctor users (n)
9665
Tweets by Doctor users (%)
78%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Analysis of Twitter conversations in obstetric anesthesiology using the hashtag #OBAnes during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 3 August 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103918

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