Induction-to-delivery time interval under general anesthesia and neonatal intensive care unit admissions: a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study in planned cesarean deliveries (2014–2024)
Authors' conclusion
Our findings do not support a clinically meaningful association between ID interval and NICU admission in this cohort of planned cesarean deliveries performed under general anesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Women with planned cesarean delivery under GA (propofol, remifentanil, NMBA, supraglottic device), gestational age ≥ 35 weeks, singleton, birth weight ≥ 1800 g, January 2014–September 2024
- Participants
- 1,204 women · 204 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions
- Exposure
- Longer vs shorter induction-to-delivery interval under GA
- Outcome
- NICU admission
Methodological detailssingle-centre, multivariate logistic regression, subgroup analyses, 1,271 eligible; 67 excluded (stillbirth, uncertain fetal status, multiple pregnancies, incomplete data)
- Single-centre
- Multivariate logistic regression
- Subgroup analyses
- 1,271 eligible; 67 excluded (stillbirth, uncertain fetal status, multiple pregnancies, incomplete data)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- No statistically significant association of induction-to-delivery (ID) time with NICU admission (multivariate logistic regression)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
NICU admission by subgroup (neonatal sex, gestational age, birth weight, multiparity, placenta previa, thrombocytopenia)
- No statistically significant associations between ID time interval and NICU admission in any subgroup
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Original publication
Induction-to-delivery time interval under general anesthesia and neonatal intensive care unit admissions: a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study in planned cesarean deliveries (2014–2024). Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 6 October 2025. doi:10.
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