Presence of the partner in the operating room during a category 1 cesarean section : a prospective explorative study

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BACKGROUND: Little information exists regarding attitudes related to the presence of the partner in the operation room (OR) during category 1 emergency cesarean section (cat. 1 CS). We investigated how cat. 1 CS under general anesthesia is experienced, both by partners present in the OR and those not.

METHODS: An explorative prospective cohort trial, with qualitative elements, involving all cat. 1 CS in 2022 in two hospitals. At site 1 the partner was present in the OR during cat. 1 CS, whereas at site 2 the partner was not. Parents and staff answered questionnaires following each cat. 1 CS and semi-structured interviews with partners were held three months after surgery. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The primary outcome was the partner's answer to the question: "Would you have preferred not being present/being present in the OR?" respectively.

RESULTS: Seventeen and eight cat. 1 CS occurred at each site respectively. All parents agreed to participate. No partners in site 1 would have preferred to wait outside, and all evaluated the experience very positively. Partners at site 2 also evaluated not being present positively. Overarching themes from the qualitative analysis were "Being the family witness" and "Experience of being the partner". Mothers and staff from site 1 were very positive about their partners' presence.

CONCLUSION: Partners present in the OR during cat. 1 CS under general anesthesia evaluated this very positively. Most partners, who had not been present in the OR, also evaluated this positively. No partners had post-traumatic stress.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

International journal of obstetric anesthesia - 57(2024) vom: 06. Feb., Seite 103939

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nedergaard, H K [VerfasserIn]
Weitling, E E [VerfasserIn]
Rahbech, M [VerfasserIn]
Frøslev-Friis, C [VerfasserIn]
Quitzau, L H [VerfasserIn]
Strøm, T [VerfasserIn]
Brøchner, A C [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, H I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Category 1 cesarean section
Clinical Trial
General anesthesia
Journal Article
Partner presence

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Date Completed 12.02.2024

Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103939

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363831835