Anesthesia for Operative Caesarean Section Delivery

- Implementation Considerations

1.     Checking of the anesthetic machine should be done first thing in morning.

2.     Checking of Airway Management equipment.

3.     An Anesthetic assistant should be available.

4.     Emergency drugs must be instantly available.

5.     Monitoring equipment should be available (ECG, NIBP, Pulse oximeter) prior to induction.

6.     Fetus heart sounds should be monitored on CTG.

7.     Aorto-caval compression is avoided by placing the mother in a 15-degree left lateral tilt.

8.     Antibiotic prophylaxis should be given prior to knife to skin where practicable.

9.     WHO Checklist must be done.