International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Article	Citations
A narrative review of the literature relevant to obstetric anesthesiologists: the 2023 Gerard W. Ostheimer lecture	39
P56 The use of lumbar epidural analgesia and anaesthesia for vaginal twin birth	34
P7 A retrospective analysis of the impact of ethnicity and preferred spoken language in obstetric anaesthesia	34
P135 Obstetric admissions to intensive care in a district general hospital: a retrospective five-year review	34
P73 Recovery post-discharge following elective caesarean section	31
P126 Ultrasound-assisted central neuraxial blockade in obstetrics- challenges and a quality improvement initiative: a DGH experience	29
P147 Emergency general anaesthetic set up in delivery suite: a teamwork based approach	26
P152 Preliminary findings from a post caesarean delivery pain core outcome set development study: is it time to shift our focus?	23
P174 Successful MDT management of stress induced anaphylaxis complicating labour and delivery	23
P143 Programmed-intermittent epidural bolus regimen vs continuous epidural infusion: a retrospective, cohort study of motor block and obstetric outcomes	15
P.80 Use of vaginal cell salvage in an unusual case of abnormally invasive placenta	15
Acute thrombocytopenia during cesarean section	14
P6 Review of a post-natal anaesthetic clinic: addressing the physical and psychological impact of anaesthetic complications during childbirth	13
Over-exposed? Infrared thermography and the assessment of spinal anaesthesia	13
P.13 Following the data - what have we learned from obstetric cases of the delta variant in Glasgow?	13
P.12 A digital future in antenatal education-unintentional benefits from a pandemic	12
P.14 Vaccine uptake in the obstetric population - too little too late?	12
Maternal exposure to general anesthesia and labor epidural analgesia during pregnancy and delivery, and subsequent neurodevelopmental outcomes in children	11
The role of human factors in the decision to administer general anaesthesia for emergency caesarean deliveries: a qualitative interview study of anaesthesia trainees in Ireland	10
The importance of inclusion of neonatal outcomes in analysis of maternal peri-operative intravenous dexamethasone – reply to “Efficacy and safety of intravenous administration of dexamethasone on post	10
6248797 Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery in a patient with severe Factor VII deficiency	10
6275316 Supporting Parents and Professionals through neOnatal Resuscitation in Theatre – The SuPPORT Project	9
6299676 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Section – A Prospective Study in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh	9
6270087 The ACORNS Course: Experiences from running a joint obstetrics and anaesthetics human factors simulation course	8
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
6301395 Through the Anaesthetic lens: Managing challenges in a parturient with empty sella syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension	8
6300197 Trauma Caesarean Section- an example of excellent interdisciplinary working	8
P.91 Putting the ‘T’ in Inclusivity - improving perinatal care for transgender people	7
P.109 Separating elective and emergency streams - the benefit of centralisation of maternity services at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)	7
Felicity Reynolds (1935 – 2024)	7
P.67 Obstetric services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of standards of care	7
P.117 Improving communication during major obstetric haemorrhage	7
Effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in providing labor epidural analgesia information: are we there yet?	7
P.195 Management of spontaneous intracranial hypotension in pregnancy: a case series	6
P.9 An observational study into the normal TEG6s values in term pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean section	6
O.004 Maternal critical care follow-up: improving patient experiences and follow up	6
P95 Plasma exchange for HELLP syndrome complicated by persistent microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia resulting in a rapid recovery of renal function	6
P.32 Evaluating the role of local ODP teaching sessions in improving the provision of general anaesthesia in obstetrics	6
P.70 A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures to assess postpartum fatigue using COSMIN guidelines	6
Use of ambulatory epidural analgesia for chest pain during pregnancy	6
Accuracy of cricothyroid membrane identification using ultrasound and palpation techniques in obese obstetric patients: an observational study	6
Maternal Enhanced and Critical Care (MEaCC) in Yorkshire and the Humber: regional implementation of an enhanced maternal care pathway and data collection	6
P.158 Beyond the 4 T's – An unusual cause of major haemorrhage in the obstetric patient	6
P.193 Postpartum aortic dissection in a patient with previously undiagnosed Marfan syndrome	6
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	6
Noise reduction in the operating room: another leadership opportunity for anesthesiologists?	6
P108 Enabling birth choices in theatre: how comfortable do staff really feel?	6
Global issues in obstetric anaesthesia: perspectives from South Africa, Japan, China, Latin America and North America	6
P.120 Managing a traumatic unknown: A caesarean section in a women with potential ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency	6
P155 Straight to theatre: should women with a high BMI be offered caesarean section routinely?	6
Author index	6
P.127 New caesarean section analgesia guide: repeat post implementation maternal survey	6
6268386 Heart to find?: A peripartum cardiomyopathy case series	5
IJOA Supplement Editorial	5
Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia in a first-time gravida with Fabry disease	5
An observational pilot study of a novel loss of resistance syringe for locating the epidural space	5
P.014 Barrier precautions for obstetric spinal anaesthesia in the UK: An OAA national survey	5
Author index	5
6301178 Cauda Equina Syndrome in the third trimester of pregnancy, the importance of shared decision making	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	5
Accuracy of visual estimation of blood loss in obstetrics using clinical reconstructions: an observational simulation cohort study	5
Incorporating a postpartum hemorrhage bundle on the labor and delivery unit: a state-wide survey of anesthesiologists in Massachusetts	5
P.076 Influence of dermal implants in the lumbar region on the consent process and technique for neuraxial placement: a survey of obstetric anaesthetists	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
6301375 Emergency thoracotomy and caesarian section at 29 weeks gestation for suspected oesophageal rupture	5
Peripartum management of cardiac arrhythmias: a narrative review	5
P.028 How are sites across the UK escalating care during a postpartum haemorrhage?	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.063 An audit of critical care activity at the Rotunda Hospital Dublin in 2023	4
P.135 Optimising successful intubation in obstetric patients with videolaryngoscopy	4
Utility of viscoelastography with TEG 6s to direct management of haemostasis during obstetric haemorrhage: a prospective observational study	4
The incidence, aetiology, and coagulation management of massive postpartum haemorrhage: a two-year national prospective cohort study	4
P.177 Battle of the cannulations: Midwives v anaesthetists	4

Antepartum and postpartum anemia: a narrative review	4
Role of cosyntropin in the prevention of post-dural puncture headache: a propensity-matched retrospective analysis	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
P.193 Anaesthetic management of parturient with Jarcho-Levin Syndrome for elective caesarean section	4
P.149 Promoting Maternal safety: Anaesthetists’ and Midwives’ perspectives on oral intake in labour and its impact on general anaesthesia for delivery	4
P.068 Investigating analgesia adequacy and intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery: single-centre pilot and feasibility study	4
Discrimination, racism, and bias in childbirth pain management in the United States: a scoping review and directions for research and clinical care	4
The failure of transversus abdominis plane block may be related to diastasis recti abdominis after cesarean delivery	3
Persistent opioid use after cesarean delivery in the United States of America: a systematic review	3
P.113 Reasons for delay in decision to delivery in category 1 caesarean section: a retrospective audit	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.5 The application of IHO urgency categories to an obstetric cohort	3
P9 Measuring the distance to the epidural space in women of childbearing age: preliminary results from a retrospective MRI study	3
P.088 Analgesia following caesarean delivery: Is it time to rationalise our use of opioids?	3
O.008 Enhanced maternal care (EMC): a service evaluation from Yorkshire and Humber using the Maternal Enhanced and Critical Care (MEaCC) database	3
P.212 Doctor, I Can't Move My Arm! A Case of Temporary Upper Limb Monoparesis following Epidural Top-Up for Instrumental Delivery	3
Is the erector spinae plane block a solution for sacral sparing during neuraxial labor analgesia?	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
6290035 An approach to prevention and treatment of hypotension in elective caesarean sections under spinal anaesthesia: A survey from a developing nation	3
Assessing the accuracy and quality of TikTok as a source of medical information on neuraxial labor analgesia: a cross-sectional study	3
Simulation-based training in obstetric anesthesia: an update	3
6301970 Rapid Sequence Induction in Obstetrics: a Survey of Practice across the North East and Cumbria	3
P134 Obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit in Malta over a six-year period (2016–2021)	3
P.86 Arachnoiditis following epidural blood patch	3
P.151 Method of anaesthetic antenatal review of women with morbid obesity: A national survey	3
O.002 Are ‘care bundles’ sustainable? An evaluation of the OBS Cymru postpartum haemorrhage care bundle	3
P.021 Lumbar ultrasound measurements are imprecise when compared with MRI: Is it more than tissue compression?	3
P.214 When a patient's headache, becomes their anaesthetist's - An unusual case of post-instrumentation headache	3
P157 Improving the safety and success of obstetric intubation with videolaryngoscopy: a quality improvement project in a tertiary obstetric unit	3
P8 Improving peri-operative anaesthesia for cervical cerclages: a quality improvement project	3
Mothers’ experiences of category 1 caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia with the partner present: a prospective explorative study	3
Pain during cesarean delivery: tools for doing better	3
P.15 Comparing the Delta and Omicron waves - are calmer waters ahead?	3
P.130 A postpartum presentation of acute fatty liver disease of pregnancy	3
O.9 Identifying maternal intrapartum infection: the importance of temperature and the fetus	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
P80 Maternal request caesarean delivery: understanding the impact on elective section list efficiency. What can we learn?	3
P.054 QI bundle for patient safety in Obstetric Genral Anaesthesia	3
P.118 Amniotic fluid embolism as a cause for maternal collapse	3
P75 Does the use of prilocaine for spinal anaesthesia improve recovery times compared to bupivacaine in women undergoing caesarean section?	3
Management of a parturient with the ACTA2 gene mutation	3
P188 Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in a parturient with dilated cardiomyopathy	2
6300110 Equity in pain management in labour: a service evaluation	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.191 Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy after spinal and epidural blood patch dural puncture	2
P.142 Impact of body mass index on obstetric and anaesthetic outcomes: a three-month observational audit	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
P1 Reducing rates of antenatal anaemia: utilising serum ferritin as an early marker of iron deficiency	2
P.102 Ouch! A guide to managing intra-operative pain during caesarean section	2
P.138 Monitoring of neurological blockade after epidural insertion on delivery suite	2
P.128 Local differences in anaesthetic practice for perineal trauma repair and manual removal of placenta	2
Neuraxial labor analgesia failure rates in women with a body mass index ≥50 kg/m2: a single-center retrospective study	2
Large language models for overcoming language barriers in obstetric anaesthesia: a structured assessment	2
6302079 Let's Talk Epidurals: Tea Trolley Training for Midwives	2
P38 Assessing the impact of intensive positive feedback on staff morale, culture, civility and psychological safety in a South West maternity unit	2
6301584 Assessing the multimodal analgesia approach post caesarean section: diamorphine versus fentanyl and morphine for neuraxial analgesia	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
P118 A survey of postnatal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis	2
P150 Availability of total intravenous anaesthesia for pregnant people: a survey of UK practice	2
O2 Observational study of peripheral skin temperature changes following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery	2
P70 Assessment of neuraxial block and management of intraoperative pain in obstetrics	2
P48 Intrapartum blood glucose monitoring: are we meeting the national standard?	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.176 Spinal anaesthesia for EXIT procedure	2
P25 Assessing accuracy of visual estimation of blood loss during simulated postpartum haemorrhage scenarios	2
P.165 Pain relief during labour: a quality improvement project to enhance informed consent	2
P.103 Intrathecal dexamethasone for arterial hypotension management during spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section	2
Low-dose ketamine infusion for post-cesarean delivery analgesia in patients with opioid use disorder	2
6300082 A service evaluation on regional anaesthetic block testing for caesarean section	2
6301612 An Audit of Regional Analgesia in Labour – Can Standards Be Met for Obese Patients?	2
6288138 Blindsided by unusual pre-eclampsia complication	2
Neuraxial anesthesia and postoperative opioid administration for cesarean delivery in patients with placenta accreta spectrum disorder: a retrospective cohort study	2
P16 Improving documentation in obstetric anaesthesia	2
P.7 Elective caesarean section risk rating: a quality improvement project	2
P34 Ultrasound guided neuraxial anaesthesia: a quality improvement project to improve anaesthetist competence and confidence scanning the lumbar spine	2
Improving blood product management in placenta accreta patients with severe bleeding: institutional experience	2
P24 Impact of focusing definitions of postpartum haemorrhage	2
P.42 Unsuccessful conversion of epidural analgesia to epidural anaesthesia in obstetric patients	2

P164 Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section for a parturient with moyamoya disease and sickle cell disease	2
Scholarship in anesthesiology: the role of critical appraisal, literature review, quality improvement, journal club, and presentation skills	2
P.98 Propriospinal myoclonus following neuraxial anaesthesia during elective caesarean section	2
P.95 Atrial myxoma in pregnancy	2
P.57 No Accident: psychological safety and civility in a south west maternity unit	2
P121 Improving antenatal information on pain management in labour and delivery	2
Editorial Board	2
Labour: a pain for informed consent?	2
6274094 An audit of obstetric admissions to a high dependency unit, in a tertiary maternity hospital	2
P.188 Suprapannicular Caesarean Section- is a thoracic epidural really necessary?	2
P131 Perioperative outcomes in surgical patients with preeclampsia	2
6301355 Implementation of a maternity hospital ROTEM guided transfusion strategy- economic and clinical impact: A pre-post retrospective cohort study	1
Infrared thermographic assessment of spinal anaesthesia-related cutaneous temperature changes during caesarean section	1
6292830 Multidisciplinary team training is not just simulation … Anaesthetic trainee knowledge and understanding of Cardiotocography (CTG)	1
P.155 Critical care admission data for obstetric haemorrhage; a tertiary centre retrospective analysis	1
P160 Understanding patient experience of elective caesarean section: an exploratory mixed method study utilising patient shadowing	1
P.100 Learning points from a case of peripartum takotsubo cardiomyopathy for the obstetric anaesthetist	1
P.41 Postnatal depression and risk of chronic postsurgical pain after caesarean section: a secondary analysis of a randomised trial	1
P15 Equitable care: identifying racial disparities in epidural analgesia	1
P32 Regional anaesthesia alert bracelets (RA:AB): our experience at a tertiary centre	1
6300163 Racial disparities in outcome in a diverse district general hospital obstetric unit	1
Quality of recovery and maternal satisfaction after caesarean delivery: a mixed-methods prospective cohort study	1
P149 Caesarean sections: how painful are they when the block is ‘working’?	1
P.46 The effect of standardisation of trans-layer infiltration technique on patient satisfaction and pain scores following caesarean section	1
Obstetric anaesthesia manpower and service provision issues (introduction and European perspective)	1
P29 Postpartum haemorrhage, improving care and better results at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden	1
P.99 Anaesthetic management of a parturient with advanced cryptogenic liver cirrhosis	1
P.63 A multicentre evaluation of quality of recovery following caesarean delivery	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.019 An audit of postpartum neuropathies in The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin	1
Quality of recovery after cesarean delivery in patients with Class III obesity: a prospective observational cohort study	1
P.035 Message delivered? Implementing a text-message based system to improve obstetric anaesthetic follow-up in a teaching hospital	1
P.083 Neuraxial Block Assessment – Comparison between cryospray and cold metal instruments	1
Effect of prophylactic intravenous calcium gluconate on uterine atony during intrapartum cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia: a placebo controlled, randomized clinical trial	1
6301857 A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of epidural blood patching versus conservative management in the treatment of post dural puncture headache	1
Erector spinae plane block for acute renal colic in a pregnant patient	1
P68 Labour of love. A quality improvement project	1
Obstetric anesthesia in Japan: an existential crisis in need of an intervention	1
Artificial intelligence chatbots versus traditional medical resources for patient education on “Labor Epidurals”: an evaluation of accuracy, emotional tone, and readability	1
6301733 The impact of mental health problems on medical comorbidity in pregnancy: a case of overt hypothyroidism	1
P.210 Severe Neurological Complications in Pregnancy: A Case of ADEM	1
6301325 A “CSE-ries” of questions. Current practice in combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean delivery across two large obstetric units	1
P.192 Anesthetic management of a pregnant patient with carcinoid tumor undergoing cesarean delivery	1
P90 Management of a parturient with a “filamin-A mutation”	1
Embracing change: 2025 priorities and new structure of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia	1
P145 Epidural top-up rates of obesity class three patients at Grange University Hospital	1
6287016 The physiological changes in pregnancy, a hazard?	1
P14 The power of positivity: the impact of patient feedback on obstetric anaesthetists	1
P148 An evaluation of the reasons for unsuccessful top-up of labour epidural analgesia for caesarean section	1
Can you perform regional anaesthesia in proximity of a retained fragment of epidural catheter?	1
Terminology for abnormally invasive placenta: still confusing	1
P.153 Can ultrasound lumbar spine be taught in an hour? A quality improvement project to teach ultrasound for neuraxial anaesthesia	1
Labor epidural analgesia among Han and Uyghur parturients: a prospective observational study in China	1
Factor XIII activity at onset of labour and association with postpartum haemorrhage: an exploratory post-hoc study	1
P62 Barriers to implementing a self-administration of analgesia quality improvement scheme in maternity patients at a district general hospital	1
Use of anaesthetic gases in obstetric anaesthesia: a survey of current practice	1
Title	1
P.205 Cardiac complications in a pregnant patient with rheumatic valve disease: a cautionary tale	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.202 Heart Failure in Pregnancy: A Case of Patient Empowerment	1
The sensitivity and specificity of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to detect coagulopathy during moderate and severe postpartum haemorrhage: a prospective observational study	1
6299574 Post-spinal headache as a risk for post-spinal headache: are we telling patients the truth?!	1
P.72 Accidental oral administration of Monsel's solution during caesarean delivery	1
Contraction-associated maternal heart rate decelerations ameliorated by phenylephrine infusion in a hypovolemic but fluid-restricted patient with pneumonia and pericardial effusion	1
P.77 PVL staphylococcus aureus causing necrotising fasciitis post caesarean section - beware atypical septic markers	1
Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery meta-analysis outcomes by race, ethnicity, insurance, and rurality	1
6302087 A severe case of puerperal sepsis related AKI	1
P.013 Trends in social media use amongst parturients and maternity staff: A UK survey	1
6300042 Massive goitre causing severe tracheal stenosis in pregnancy	1
P.208 Case report of a parturient with a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and acute hydrocephalus related to Von Hippel-Lindau disease	1
P21 FIBTEM A5 correlates well with laboratory Clauss fibrinogen results in the obstetric population	1
Anaesthetic management of obstetric patients with Chiari type I malformation: a retrospective case series and literature review	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
P.114 Major obstetric haemorrhage - how did we get away with not transfusing blood products?	1
6299074 Regional survey of anaesthetic technique for a parturient with high body mass index undergoing elective Caesarean section	1
6293521 An analysis of pain during caesarean section in a tertiary maternity hospital	1
P.45 Retrospective review of perioperative analgesia for caesarean section comparing intrathecal morphine with combined intrathecal morphine and fentanyl	1
P.121 A planned caesarean birth in a patient with congenital analbuminaemia	1
P151 Factors associated with general anaesthesia in elective caesarean section	1
P.62 Validating the accuracy of automated data extraction for an obstetric anaesthetic dataset: a single centre quality improvement project	1
P.135 A place for everything and everything in its place: improving re-stocking of the epidural trolley	1
Neuraxial procedures and time to recognition of postpartum lower limb sensorimotor deficit in an obstetric cohort: A retrospective cohort study (2013–2022)	1
Anaesthetic considerations for impacted fetal head at caesarean delivery: a focused review	1
Obstetric hemorrhage risk assessment using the maximum allowable blood loss calculation: are we on the right track?	1
Airway approach for caesarean section under general anaesthesia: a national survey	1
P.157 Enhancing multi-disciplinary readiness for perinatal haemorrhage in a unique case involving ultra-rare anti-GIL antibodies	1
P.183 A case of misunderstanding: clinical decision-making bias in a patient presenting with acute kidney injury and deranged liver function tests	1
6301965 Multi-disciplinary simulation training for the novice obstetric anaesthetist: 6 years of feedback	1
P.047 Flashcard Team Training: Facilitating learning in a busy working day	1
Nutritional preferences of women during labour: a survey study	1
Postpartum sleep quality and physical activity profiles following elective cesarean delivery: a longitudinal prospective cohort pilot study utilizing a wearable actigraphy device	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
P.84 Phaeochromocytoma: a rare cause of hypertension in pregnancy	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