Anesthesia Clinical Practice During Labour Neuraxial Analgesia

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

No Interventions.: No interventions.

Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the communication between the anesthesiologist and the patient prior the initiation and during the administration of the labor neuraxial analgesia.

The investigators hypothesize that there will be differences among anesthesiologists during the informed consent process and communication during the procedure, specifically, how the anesthesiologists describe the technical aspects of the procedure, alternatives, risks, complications, and expected effects of labour neuraxial analgesia.

The anesthesiologists will be observed during a routine labor neuraxial analgesia procedure for healthy uncomplicated patients.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Informed consent — From the first contact with the patient before labour neuraxial analgesia until the procedure is finished.
  Incidence of key elements (such as technique desciption, alternatives, risks, complications, and expected effects) during the consent process before the labour neuraxial analgesia procedure. This will be assessed using a structured observation checklist with dichotomous variables (yes/no).

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