Obstetric anesthesia

Fetal outcomes with and without the use of sugammadex in pregnant patients undergoing non-obstetric surgery: a multicenter retrospective study

Int J Obstet AnesthPublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

Having GA with SGX or GA without SGX did not result in different rates of miscarriage or preterm birth within four weeks after the procedure.

Study context

Population
Pregnant women undergoing non-obstetric surgery at three tertiary perinatal care centres in Japan, January 2013 to December 2020
Participants
124 women
Exposure
GA with sugammadex vs GA without sugammadex
  • GA with SGXn = 73
  • GA without SGXn = 51reference
Outcome
Miscarriage or preterm birth
Follow-up
Within four weeks after surgery
Methodological detailsmulticentre
  • Multicentre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Odds ratio

1.42

95 % CI 0.19–10.47

P = 1.00

By group

GA with SGX vs GA without SGX
OR 1.42 (95 % CI 0.19–10.47); P = 1.00

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Fetal outcomes with and without the use of sugammadex in pregnant patients undergoing non-obstetric surgery: a multicenter retrospective study. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 23 December 2022. doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2022.103620

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