Obstetric anesthesia

Surgical sensation during caesarean section: a qualitative analysis

Int J Obstet AnesthPublished Qualitative descriptive study

Authors' conclusion

Patients commonly experienced pressure and movement sensations at varying intensity, and most did not experience pain.

Study context

Population
Patients interviewed within a week of caesarean section (CS) under regional anaesthesia, Canadian academic centre
Participants
20 patients
Outcome
Subjective surgical experience during CS under regional anaesthesia
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, inductive thematic analysis, single-centre
  • Semi-structured interviews
  • Inductive thematic analysis
  • Single-centre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Themes identified

Themes identified

9

Themes in category of surgical sensation

5

Themes in category of peri-operative education

4

Original publication

Surgical sensation during caesarean section: a qualitative analysis. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 3 November 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103935

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