Year 2021 in review – Anaesthesiology in obstetrics

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8. Laurence Ring L, Landau R, Delgado C. The Current Role of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery. Current Anesthesiology Reports (2021)11:18–27.

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19. Bauer ME, Chiware R, Pancaro C. Neuroaxial procedures in COVID-19-positives parturients: a review of current reports. Anesth Analg. 2020;131:e22–e24.

20. Young B, Onwochei D, Desai N. Conventional landmark palpation vs. preprocedural ultrasound for neuraxial analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetrics – a systematic review and meta‑analysis with trial sequential analyses. Anaesthesia. 2021;76(6): 818.

21. Orbach‑Zinger S, Jadon A, Lucas DN, Sia AT, Tsen LC, Van de Velde M, et al. Intrathecal catheter use after accidental dural puncture in obstetric patients: literature review and clinical management recommendations. Anaesthesia 2021;76(8):1111–1121.

22. Morton S, Kua J, Mullington ChJ. Epidural analgesia, intrapartum hyperthermia, and neonatal brain injury: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. Br J Anaesth 2021;126(2):500–515.

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