Karim S Ladha1, Rie Kato2, Lawrence C Tsen3, Brian T Bateman3, Toshiyuki Okutomi4. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital, 3 Eaton North - 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2. Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Center for Perinatal Care, Child Health and Development, Kitasato University Hospital, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0303, Japan. Electronic address: rie.kato@nifty.com. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston MA, USA. 4. Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Center for Perinatal Care, Child Health and Development, Kitasato University Hospital, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0303, Japan.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Delayed respiratory depression is a feared complication of intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing cesarean delivery. The incidence, timing and risk factors for hypoxia in this population are not known. METHODS: Patients undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia at a tertiary care center from October 2012 to March 2016 were included in the study. The Berlin sleep apnea Questionnaire was completed before surgery. Oxygen saturation was recorded every second for 24hours after the initiation of spinal anesthesia. Desaturation events were defined as a median saturation of <90% (mild) or <85% (severe) across a 30-s period. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine predictors of a desaturation event. RESULTS: A total of 721 patients were included in the analysis. Within this cohort, 169 women (23%) experienced at least one mild desaturation event, 91 (13%) experienced two or more mild desaturations, and 26 (4%) suffered a severe desaturation event. After the administration of intrathecal morphine, the median times to first mild or first severe desaturation were 7.4 (IQR 4.1-13.5)h and 12.0 (IQR 5.4-19.6)h, respectively. Patients who screened positive for sleep apnea had increased odds of having a mild desaturation event (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.40 to 3.79, P=0.001), as did patients who were obese (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.09, P=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Mild hypoxemia occurred frequently in women receiving intrathecal morphine 150μg for post-cesarean analgesia. Desaturations were observed most frequently 4-8hours after administration of intrathecal morphine. Obesity and a positive Berlin Questionnaire were risk factors for hypoxemic events.
INTRODUCTION: Delayed respiratory depression is a feared complication of intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing cesarean delivery. The incidence, timing and risk factors for hypoxia in this population are not known. METHODS:Patients undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia at a tertiary care center from October 2012 to March 2016 were included in the study. The Berlin sleep apnea Questionnaire was completed before surgery. Oxygen saturation was recorded every second for 24hours after the initiation of spinal anesthesia. Desaturation events were defined as a median saturation of <90% (mild) or <85% (severe) across a 30-s period. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine predictors of a desaturation event. RESULTS: A total of 721 patients were included in the analysis. Within this cohort, 169 women (23%) experienced at least one mild desaturation event, 91 (13%) experienced two or more mild desaturations, and 26 (4%) suffered a severe desaturation event. After the administration of intrathecal morphine, the median times to first mild or first severe desaturation were 7.4 (IQR 4.1-13.5)h and 12.0 (IQR 5.4-19.6)h, respectively. Patients who screened positive for sleep apnea had increased odds of having a mild desaturation event (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.40 to 3.79, P=0.001), as did patients who were obese (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.09, P=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Mild hypoxemia occurred frequently in women receiving intrathecal morphine 150μg for post-cesarean analgesia. Desaturations were observed most frequently 4-8hours after administration of intrathecal morphine. Obesity and a positive Berlin Questionnaire were risk factors for hypoxemic events.
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