Gender of Anesthesiologist and Time to Labor Epidural

Phase

N/A

Condition

Acute Pain

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05744570

TALW

All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this retrospective cohort study is to learn about wether the gender of the anesthetist affects time to epidural anesthesia (EDA) for laboring women . The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is there a gender difference in time to applying EDA
What is the mean waiting for EDA in laboring women in Sweden

Participants (anesthesiologists) will be reviewed according to the time from when the midwife asks for EDA to anesthesiologist register that it was in place

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Registered maternal request of epidural/spinal anesthesia anesthesia

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Not possible to determine gender by first name or by personal knowledge atparticipating site
Duplicates
Misregistered time-points of EDA
Not receiving EDA (even if the initial intention was to apply EDA)
Uncertain which anesthesiologist that registered the time-point (more than oneanesthesiologist involved in documentation or application)
None/ambiguous documentation of time-points

Study Design

January 01, 2023

September 01, 2023

Study Description

In certain hospital in Sweden, a module on the most contemporary Obstetric chart system in Sweden allows for registration of time from request of EDA to applied EDA.Time of request is made by the midwife and the Tim of application is registered by the anesthesiologist. Not all hospitals makes these registrations, thus only (i)hospitals having this module and (ii) hospitals willing to participate will be included.

Connect with a study center

Centralsjukhuset Kristianstad
Kristianstad,
Sweden
Active - Recruiting

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