The influence of maternal body mass index on anaesthetic and surgical times for caesarean delivery.

Abstract

We identified all women who underwent caesarean section at a single Australian institution (2009 – 2015). Their BMI was categorised into 8 groups by extra subdivision of the obese cohort. Using generalised linear regression, associations between durations of anaesthetic preparation and surgery with maternal BMI were examined. 24,761 caesarean deliveries