Anaesthetic managment and clinical outcomes of parturients with COVID-19: a multicentre, retrospective, propensity score matched cohort study

Yuan Zhang; Rong Chen; Jie Wang; Yuan Gong; Qin Zhou; Hui-hui Cheng; Zhong-yuan Xia; Xiangdong Chen; Qing-tao Meng; Daqing Ma

longer than the Control group (p<0.05). The anaesthetic procedure-related complications, including pharyngalgia and multiple punctures, were significantly increased in the COVID-19 group when compared with the Control group (both p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of unintentional dural puncture, catheter misplacement and nerve root irritation between the two groups. Among the cases who underwent intrathecal anaesthetic procedure, the incidence of adverse responses, including hypotension, nausea, vertigo, chills and vomiting were significantly higher in the COVID-19 group than that in the Control group (all p<0.05). However, the incidence of hypotension was only significantly increased in the COVID-19 patients who receiving general anaesthesia, when compared with the Controls. None other complications, e.g. hypoxia and serious arrhythmia, were noticed during operation ( Table 4 ).