International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Article	Citations
A narrative review of the literature relevant to obstetric anesthesiologists: the 2023 Gerard W. Ostheimer lecture	37
P7 A retrospective analysis of the impact of ethnicity and preferred spoken language in obstetric anaesthesia	33
P56 The use of lumbar epidural analgesia and anaesthesia for vaginal twin birth	33
The extension of epidural blockade for emergency caesarean delivery: a survey of UK practice	33
P135 Obstetric admissions to intensive care in a district general hospital: a retrospective five-year review	33
P.97 Enhancing multidisciplinary communication in emergency obstetric surgery during the COVID 19 pandemic	30
P.102 Uterotonic drug use: a snapshot of clinical practice within obstetric departments in the UK	25
P73 Recovery post-discharge following elective caesarean section	24
Maternal Enhanced and Critical Care (MEaCC) in Yorkshire and the Humber: regional implementation of an enhanced maternal care pathway and data collection	23
P126 Ultrasound-assisted central neuraxial blockade in obstetrics- challenges and a quality improvement initiative: a DGH experience	22
P152 Preliminary findings from a post caesarean delivery pain core outcome set development study: is it time to shift our focus?	15
P147 Emergency general anaesthetic set up in delivery suite: a teamwork based approach	15
P174 Successful MDT management of stress induced anaphylaxis complicating labour and delivery	14
P.80 Use of vaginal cell salvage in an unusual case of abnormally invasive placenta	14
P143 Programmed-intermittent epidural bolus regimen vs continuous epidural infusion: a retrospective, cohort study of motor block and obstetric outcomes	14
Over-exposed? Infrared thermography and the assessment of spinal anaesthesia	13
Acute thrombocytopenia during cesarean section	13
P6 Review of a post-natal anaesthetic clinic: addressing the physical and psychological impact of anaesthetic complications during childbirth	12
P.14 Vaccine uptake in the obstetric population - too little too late?	11
P.13 Following the data - what have we learned from obstetric cases of the delta variant in Glasgow?	11
P.69 Evaluating the introduction of intrathecal morphine for caesarean section	10
P.3 D-dimers are elevated in pregnant women with and without COVID-19	10
P.12 A digital future in antenatal education-unintentional benefits from a pandemic	10
6299676 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Section – A Prospective Study in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh	9
P.149 Emergency caesarean section at 31 weeks in an ICU patient with severe Covid-19	9

6248797 Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery in a patient with severe Factor VII deficiency	9
Maternal exposure to general anesthesia and labor epidural analgesia during pregnancy and delivery, and subsequent neurodevelopmental outcomes in children	9
6268392 Can we keep the time on time? A survey of time keeping devices in a labour ward with synchronised digital wall clocks	8
6290519 Introduction of a safety huddle on delivery suite at St George's Hospital	8
6275316 Supporting Parents and Professionals through neOnatal Resuscitation in Theatre – The SuPPORT Project	8
6300197 Trauma Caesarean Section- an example of excellent interdisciplinary working	8
6270087 The ACORNS Course: Experiences from running a joint obstetrics and anaesthetics human factors simulation course	7
6301395 Through the Anaesthetic lens: Managing challenges in a parturient with empty sella syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension	7
P.117 Improving communication during major obstetric haemorrhage	6
Felicity Reynolds (1935 – 2024)	6
Effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in providing labor epidural analgesia information: are we there yet?	6
P95 Plasma exchange for HELLP syndrome complicated by persistent microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia resulting in a rapid recovery of renal function	6
P.193 Postpartum aortic dissection in a patient with previously undiagnosed Marfan syndrome	6
P.70 A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures to assess postpartum fatigue using COSMIN guidelines	6
P.91 Putting the ‘T’ in Inclusivity - improving perinatal care for transgender people	6
Accuracy of cricothyroid membrane identification using ultrasound and palpation techniques in obese obstetric patients: an observational study	6
P.9 An observational study into the normal TEG6s values in term pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean section	6
P155 Straight to theatre: should women with a high BMI be offered caesarean section routinely?	6
Author index	6
P108 Enabling birth choices in theatre: how comfortable do staff really feel?	6
P.109 Separating elective and emergency streams - the benefit of centralisation of maternity services at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)	6
Global issues in obstetric anaesthesia: perspectives from South Africa, Japan, China, Latin America and North America	6
P.67 Obstetric services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of standards of care	6
P.195 Management of spontaneous intracranial hypotension in pregnancy: a case series	6
O.2 A comparison of apnoeic oxygenation techniques in the obstetric population: A modelling investigation	6
Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia in a first-time gravida with Fabry disease	5
Author index	5
6301178 Cauda Equina Syndrome in the third trimester of pregnancy, the importance of shared decision making	5
P.151 “How low (and far) would you go?” The speed and accuracy of identifying intervertebral level and depth to epidural space in novices using ultrasound	5
P.105 Survey of drugs used in obstetric emergency general anaesthesia in South Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals	5
P.86 Feedback of major obstetric haemorrhage simulation training	5
P.15 Neuraxial block monitoring after epidural analgesia for labour	5
6275436 Decision making and mode of anaesthesia for category one caesarean sections: do anaesthetists and obstetricians share the same mental model?	5
6300686 Measuring service evaluation: a comparison of patient-reported time ready for discharge and length of stay as outcome measures after caesarean deliver	5
P.32 Evaluating the role of local ODP teaching sessions in improving the provision of general anaesthesia in obstetrics	5
Use of ambulatory epidural analgesia for chest pain during pregnancy	5
P140 An audit on indications for remifentanil PCA for labour analgesia leading to a quality improvement initiative: looking back to pay it forward	5
P.29 Predicting post-delivery anaemia: Development of the MABL table	5
6268386 Heart to find?: A peripartum cardiomyopathy case series	5
6301375 Emergency thoracotomy and caesarian section at 29 weeks gestation for suspected oesophageal rupture	5
P.127 New caesarean section analgesia guide: repeat post implementation maternal survey	5
Noise reduction in the operating room: another leadership opportunity for anesthesiologists?	5
Pregnancy revealing hereditary angioedema type III with factor XII mutation managed in a resource-limited setting with no C1-inhibitor concentrate availability: a case report	4
Role of cosyntropin in the prevention of post-dural puncture headache: a propensity-matched retrospective analysis	4
An observational pilot study of a novel loss of resistance syringe for locating the epidural space	4
The incidence, aetiology, and coagulation management of massive postpartum haemorrhage: a two-year national prospective cohort study	4
Simulation-based training in obstetric anesthesia: an update	4
Accuracy of visual estimation of blood loss in obstetrics using clinical reconstructions: an observational simulation cohort study	4
Artificial intelligence-created personal statements compared with applicant-written personal statements: a survey of obstetric anesthesia fellowship program directors in the United States	4
IJOA Supplement Editorial	4

Antepartum and postpartum anemia: a narrative review	4
Persistent opioid use after cesarean delivery in the United States of America: a systematic review	4
Utility of viscoelastography with TEG 6s to direct management of haemostasis during obstetric haemorrhage: a prospective observational study	4
Peripartum management of cardiac arrhythmias: a narrative review	4
Discrimination, racism, and bias in childbirth pain management in the United States: A scoping review and directions for research and clinical care	4
Is the erector spinae plane block a solution for sacral sparing during neuraxial labor analgesia?	4
Incorporating a postpartum hemorrhage bundle on the labor and delivery unit: a state-wide survey of anesthesiologists in Massachusetts	4
P.41 Assessing and predicting adequacy of discharge analgesia after caesarean section	3
P.72 Response time for the provision of epidural labour analgesia	3
P.86 Arachnoiditis following epidural blood patch	3
P8 Improving peri-operative anaesthesia for cervical cerclages: a quality improvement project	3
P80 Maternal request caesarean delivery: understanding the impact on elective section list efficiency. What can we learn?	3
6275602 Anesthetic management of a pregnant patient with congenital long QT syndrome type 2 undergoing ovarian dermoid cyst excision: A Case Report	3
P115 An evaluation of anaesthesia for abnormally invasive placenta utilising interventional radiology	3
P.150 SARS-CoV-2 causing septic shock in pregnancy	3
P.74 Enhanced recovery for obstetric surgery in Scotland: Improving mobilisation post-spinal in elective caesarean sections	3
P.151 Respiratory failure from COVID-19: use of CPAP with spinal anaesthesia for caesarean deliveries	3
When expectation and reality clash: birth plans and the anaesthetist	3
P.15 Comparing the Delta and Omicron waves - are calmer waters ahead?	3
P75 Does the use of prilocaine for spinal anaesthesia improve recovery times compared to bupivacaine in women undergoing caesarean section?	3
P157 Improving the safety and success of obstetric intubation with videolaryngoscopy: a quality improvement project in a tertiary obstetric unit	3
Pain during cesarean delivery: tools for doing better	3
P.5 The application of IHO urgency categories to an obstetric cohort	3
6301976 Service evaluation of current trends in rescue analgesia during Lower Segment Caesarean Sections under neuroaxial anaesthesia	3
O.8 A national survey to evaluate the availability and use of prefilled syringes, and medication errors across maternity units in the UK	3
P.70 Stay home: the effect of COVID-19 on post-operative length of stay in obstetric patients	3
In reply	3
P.113 Reasons for delay in decision to delivery in category 1 caesarean section: a retrospective audit	3
O.9 Identifying maternal intrapartum infection: the importance of temperature and the fetus	3
O9 A prospective study of the effect of a ‘Sip ‘til Send’ fasting policy on patient reported and haemodynamic variables at elective caesarean delivery	3
P9 Measuring the distance to the epidural space in women of childbearing age: preliminary results from a retrospective MRI study	3
6301970 Rapid Sequence Induction in Obstetrics: a Survey of Practice across the North East and Cumbria	3
Assessing the accuracy and quality of TikTok as a source of medical information on neuraxial labor analgesia	3
P134 Obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit in Malta over a six-year period (2016–2021)	3
P.93 Relationship between remifentanil PCA usage and the Anaesthetic Topics for Midwives (AToM) course	3
P.38 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on anaesthetic technique for caesarean section	2
P.4 What's happening to my baby? Improving mother's experience in obstetric theatres with a simple baby video monitor device	2
P.102 Ouch! A guide to managing intra-operative pain during caesarean section	2
Editorial Board	2
P.138 Monitoring of neurological blockade after epidural insertion on delivery suite	2
P188 Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in a parturient with dilated cardiomyopathy	2
P.128 Local differences in anaesthetic practice for perineal trauma repair and manual removal of placenta	2
Low-dose ketamine infusion for post-cesarean delivery analgesia in patients with opioid use disorder	2
6290035 An approach to prevention and treatment of hypotension in elective caesarean sections under spinal anaesthesia: A survey from a developing nation	2
Labour: a pain for informed consent?	2
P.117 Anaesthetist experiences of interpretation services on labour ward	2
P.103 Intrathecal dexamethasone for arterial hypotension management during spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section	2
P48 Intrapartum blood glucose monitoring: are we meeting the national standard?	2
P24 Impact of focusing definitions of postpartum haemorrhage	2
Scholarship in anesthesiology: the role of critical appraisal, literature review, quality improvement, journal club, and presentation skills	2
P70 Assessment of neuraxial block and management of intraoperative pain in obstetrics	2
P.91 Evaluation of a new pan-London virtual epidural training course for midwives	2
P.176 Spinal anaesthesia for EXIT procedure	2
P1 Reducing rates of antenatal anaemia: utilising serum ferritin as an early marker of iron deficiency	2
P.48 The impact of pain after caesarean section and the potential benefit of being a doctor-patient confers on the patient experience	2
P.191 Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy after spinal and epidural blood patch dural puncture	2
Comparative efficacy of quadratus lumborum type-II and erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial	2
P.7 Elective caesarean section risk rating: a quality improvement project	2
P.106 Post-spinal patient satisfaction survey	2
Neuraxial anesthesia and postoperative opioid administration for cesarean delivery in patients with placenta accreta spectrum disorder: a retrospective cohort study	2
Management of a parturient with the ACTA2 gene mutation	2
P.111 Anaesthesia for the pre-term parturient: A local survey of anaesthetic and obstetric practice	2
Improving blood product management in placenta accreta patients with severe bleeding: institutional experience	2
P38 Assessing the impact of intensive positive feedback on staff morale, culture, civility and psychological safety in a South West maternity unit	2
O2 Observational study of peripheral skin temperature changes following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery	2
P.142 Impact of body mass index on obstetric and anaesthetic outcomes: a three-month observational audit	2
P121 Improving antenatal information on pain management in labour and delivery	2
P.71 Effect of primigravida, multiple pregnancy and mode of delivery on critical care interventions necessary in an obstetric high dependency unit	2
P.17 Post-dural puncture headache: data from a UK tertiary centre 2018–2021 and the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	2
P.98 Propriospinal myoclonus following neuraxial anaesthesia during elective caesarean section	2
Anaesthetic considerations for impacted fetal head at caesarean delivery: a focused review	2
P.165 Pain relief during labour: a quality improvement project to enhance informed consent	2
P.1 Deprivation and SARS-CoV-2 in obstetric patients	2
P.57 No Accident: psychological safety and civility in a south west maternity unit	2
P150 Availability of total intravenous anaesthesia for pregnant people: a survey of UK practice	2
The failure of transversus abdominis plane block may be related to diastasis recti abdominis after cesarean delivery	2
Neuraxial labor analgesia failure rates in women with a body mass index ≥50 kg/m2: a single-center retrospective study	2
P.128 A haemodynamic conundrum in pregnancy: severe aortic regurgitation secondary to a quadricuspid aortic valve complicated by severe preeclampsia	2
P164 Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section for a parturient with moyamoya disease and sickle cell disease	2
P.96 Development of effective and safe virtual pre-operative assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic through utilisation of telemedicine: a quality improvement project in a stand-alone maternity hospi	2

P34 Ultrasound guided neuraxial anaesthesia: a quality improvement project to improve anaesthetist competence and confidence scanning the lumbar spine	2
P25 Assessing accuracy of visual estimation of blood loss during simulated postpartum haemorrhage scenarios	2
P.42 Unsuccessful conversion of epidural analgesia to epidural anaesthesia in obstetric patients	2
P.95 Atrial myxoma in pregnancy	2
Anaesthetic management of obstetric patients with Chiari type I malformation: a retrospective case series and literature review	1
Total intravenous anaesthesia for caesarean delivery: incidence, maternal and neonatal outcomes from a tertiary unit	1
Severe back labor pain masks a scald caused by shower hydrotherapy: a case report	1
P.72 Accidental oral administration of Monsel's solution during caesarean delivery	1
P65 Testing spinal block for elective caesarean section: is the OAA standard fit for clinical practice?	1
P.78 Use of high-flow nasal oxygen to facilitate optimal surgical conditions in the management of idiopathic subglottic stenosis during third trimester	1
6299574 Post-spinal headache as a risk for post-spinal headache: are we telling patients the truth?!	1
Factor XIII activity at onset of labour and association with postpartum haemorrhage: an exploratory post-hoc study	1
Can you perform regional anaesthesia in proximity of a retained fragment of epidural catheter?	1
O1 Effect of external aortic compression on bleeding volume in an experimental pig model	1
P68 Labour of love. A quality improvement project	1
P.45 Retrospective review of perioperative analgesia for caesarean section comparing intrathecal morphine with combined intrathecal morphine and fentanyl	1
P16 Improving documentation in obstetric anaesthesia	1
P.112 Lumbar neuraxial ultrasound made easy	1
A case of VIPoma	1
P.65 Anaesthetic considerations and outcomes in 90 pregnant women with COVID-19: A prospective observational study	1
P62 Barriers to implementing a self-administration of analgesia quality improvement scheme in maternity patients at a district general hospital	1
P29 Postpartum haemorrhage, improving care and better results at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden	1
Title	1
6300082 A service evaluation on regional anaesthetic block testing for caesarean section	1
P.67 A review of fluid balance documentation in high-risk obstetric women on our maternal high dependency unit	1
6293521 An analysis of pain during caesarean section in a tertiary maternity hospital	1
Nutritional preferences of women during labour: a survey study	1
6300110 Equity in pain management in labour: a service evaluation	1
6301965 Multi-disciplinary simulation training for the novice obstetric anaesthetist: 6 years of feedback	1
6299074 Regional survey of anaesthetic technique for a parturient with high body mass index undergoing elective Caesarean section	1
P.135 A place for everything and everything in its place: improving re-stocking of the epidural trolley	1
Postpartum sleep quality and physical activity profiles following elective cesarean delivery: a longitudinal prospective cohort pilot study utilizing a wearable actigraphy device	1
6287016 The physiological changes in pregnancy, a hazard?	1
P.158 Maternal cardiac arrest on labour ward	1
Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery meta-analysis outcomes by race, ethnicity, insurance, and rurality	1
Large language models for overcoming language barriers in obstetric anaesthesia: a structured assessment	1
Prophylactic phenylephrine infusion versus treatment with vasopressor bolus as needed during non-urgent cesarean delivery and neonatal acidemia: a retrospective cohort study (2016–2021)	1
Remimazolam administration for severe anxiety during a neuraxial block placement in active labor	1
P.71 Gas induction for a severe needle-phobic parturient: are the risks truly understood?	1
P.84 Phaeochromocytoma: a rare cause of hypertension in pregnancy	1
P116 A review of the use of cell salvage in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Maternity Unit, Glasgow	1
6301355 Implementation of a maternity hospital ROTEM guided transfusion strategy- economic and clinical impact: A pre-post retrospective cohort study	1
Terminology for abnormally invasive placenta: still confusing	1
P133 Parturient weight: is the problem getting bigger?	1
Corrigendum to “Role of cosyntropin in the prevention of post-dural puncture headache: A propensity-matched retrospective analysis” [Int. J. Obstet. Anesth. 56 (2023) 103922]	1
P.99 Anaesthetic management of a parturient with advanced cryptogenic liver cirrhosis	1
P127 Quality improvement project to assess and improve patients’ knowledge of analgesia through labour and caesarean section	1
Use of anaesthetic gases in obstetric anaesthesia: a survey of current practice	1
P.10 Bedside haemostasis measurement and risk of neuraxial block in preeclampsia	1
P.156 Fractured spinal needle: a rare, but potentially dangerous, complication of spinal anaesthesia	1
P149 Caesarean sections: how painful are they when the block is ‘working’?	1
6301584 Assessing the multimodal analgesia approach post caesarean section: diamorphine versus fentanyl and morphine for neuraxial analgesia	1
Infrared thermographic assessment of spinal anaesthesia-related cutaneous temperature changes during caesarean section	1
P32 Regional anaesthesia alert bracelets (RA:AB): our experience at a tertiary centre	1
Obstetric anaesthesia manpower and service provision issues (introduction and European perspective)	1
6288138 Blindsided by unusual pre-eclampsia complication	1
Quality of recovery after cesarean delivery in patients with Class III obesity: a prospective observational cohort study	1
6300163 Racial disparities in outcome in a diverse district general hospital obstetric unit	1
P.114 Major obstetric haemorrhage - how did we get away with not transfusing blood products?	1
6301612 An Audit of Regional Analgesia in Labour – Can Standards Be Met for Obese Patients?	1
6301857 A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of epidural blood patching versus conservative management in the treatment of post dural puncture headache	1
P.153 Can ultrasound lumbar spine be taught in an hour? A quality improvement project to teach ultrasound for neuraxial anaesthesia	1
Why are women still dying from obstetric hemorrhage? A narrative review of perspectives from high and low resource settings	1
Erratum to “A randomized trial to investigate needle redirections/re-insertions using a handheld ultrasound device versus traditional palpation for spinal anesthesia in obese women undergoing cesarean	1
Postpartum neurological deficits following neuraxial intervention: a retrospective analysis in a tertiary obstetric centre (2021-2023)	1
The sensitivity and specificity of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to detect coagulopathy during moderate and severe postpartum haemorrhage: a prospective observational study	1
Artificial intelligence chatbots versus traditional medical resources for patient education on “Labor Epidurals”: an evaluation of accuracy, emotional tone, and readability	1
Anesthetic management for emergency cesarean section in a patient with Townes-Brocks syndrome	1
P81 “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”: a first case report of anaphylaxis to tranexamic acid in an obstetric patient	1
P.77 PVL staphylococcus aureus causing necrotising fasciitis post caesarean section - beware atypical septic markers	1
P144 Epidural analgesia during labour: 2021 Regional Hospital Service Quality Survey	1
6301733 The impact of mental health problems on medical comorbidity in pregnancy: a case of overt hypothyroidism	1
Quality of recovery and maternal satisfaction after caesarean delivery: a mixed-methods prospective cohort study	1
P14 The power of positivity: the impact of patient feedback on obstetric anaesthetists	1
Obstetric hemorrhage risk assessment using the maximum allowable blood loss calculation: are we on the right track?	1
P54 Providing epidural information to labouring women in a language they understand	1
P.142 Anaesthetic management of a parturient who developed acute pulmonary embolism during labour	1
P.110 Patient satisfaction from telephonic consultations for anaesthetic pre-assessment in high-risk obstetric patients	1
P15 Equitable care: identifying racial disparities in epidural analgesia	1
P.20 COVID-19 and obstetrics: Comparing the “Waves”	1
P148 An evaluation of the reasons for unsuccessful top-up of labour epidural analgesia for caesarean section	1
O6 Maximum allowable blood loss estimator for maternal haemorrhage (MABLE-MH): derivation and validation of a regression model	1
6274094 An audit of obstetric admissions to a high dependency unit, in a tertiary maternity hospital	1
P.58 Use of video information to assist the consent process for epidural analgesia in labour	1
Embracing change: 2025 priorities and new structure of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia	1
Labor epidural analgesia among Han and Uyghur parturients: a prospective observational study in China	1
6302079 Let's Talk Epidurals: Tea Trolley Training for Midwives	1
Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to delivery in a pregnant patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and acute heart failure: a case report	1
6300139 A newdiagnosis of methaemoglobinaemia in late pregnancy	1
P.63 A multicentre evaluation of quality of recovery following caesarean delivery	1
6302087 A severe case of puerperal sepsis related AKI	1
P.62 Validating the accuracy of automated data extraction for an obstetric anaesthetic dataset: a single centre quality improvement project	1
P.46 The effect of standardisation of trans-layer infiltration technique on patient satisfaction and pain scores following caesarean section	1
Contraction-associated maternal heart rate decelerations ameliorated by phenylephrine infusion in a hypovolemic but fluid-restricted patient with pneumonia and pericardial effusion	1
Erector spinae plane block for acute renal colic in a pregnant patient	1