Factors Affecting Anesthesia Preferences of Gravid Women

Factors Affecting Anesthesia Preferences of Gravid Women Who Are to Deliver by Caesarean Section

The investigators aim to evaluate the preferences for anaesthesia methods of gravid women who are to deliver baby by caesarean section, the rates of general anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia, the reasons for preferences of general anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia and the factors affecting these preferences.

A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions were applied to gravid women applying for delivery by elective caesarean operation, at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics between February 2010 and February 2011, in order to study the anaesthesia technique the patients prefer and the reason behind their preferences. Those gravid women who accepted to take part in the study were provided information about the questionnaire and their oral and written approvals were obtained.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Caesarean Section, Anaesthesia, Questionnaires
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

The questionnaire was applied to the patients in visit queue a day before or while the patients were in waiting room for caesarean operation. The gravid women who were between 26th and 40th week of their pregnancy were included in the questionnaire. Those who were taken into emergency service, those with communication problems, those whose mental conditions deter them to answer questions and those who did not want to answer the questions on the questionnaire were excluded from the study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 750

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey
    • Ankara University Medical School Anesthesiology and ICU Department

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 44 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions were applied to gravid women applying for delivery by elective caesarean operation, at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics between February 2010 and February 2011

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• gravid women who were between 26th and 40th week of their pregnancy were included in the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

• gravid women who were taken into emergency service, those with communication problems, those whose mental conditions deter them to answer questions and those who did not want to answer the questions on the questionnaire

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Gravid women; A questionnaire was performed to gravid women	Other: Questionnaire; A questionnaire was performed to gravid women who are to deliver, regarding theri anesthesia preferences.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Percentage of participants who prefer regional anesthesia and who prefer general anesthesia	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Factors affecting the preference of regional anesthesia and general anesthesia	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ankara University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Helin Sahintürk, Specialist, Ankara University Medical School Anesthesiology and ICU

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 31, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): January 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 1, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 31, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Caesarean section; Anaesthesia; Questionnaires
• Other Study ID Numbers: 38-828