RESUMO
To describe the different anesthetic techniques used for cesarean section at the Royal Medical Services Hospitals. We retrospectively reviewed the anesthetic techniques used for Cesarean sections performed between 1[st] of January to the 31[st] of December 2007 at Royal Medical Services Hospitals. Data collection aimed at anesthetic techniques used for scheduled and non-scheduled Cesarean sections. Out of a total of 5,314 Cesarean sections performed in the year 2007 at our institution, 81.6% were performed under general anesthesia, 18.3% under spinal anesthesia, and 0.1% under epidural anesthesia. General anesthesia still predominated in our hospitals, the percentage of general anesthesia performed by different hospitals varied from 41% to 96%. This review of anesthetic techniques used for Cesarean section shows an overuse of general anesthesia and low use of regional anesthesia. There is a need to adjust clinical practice at the Royal Medical Services Hospitals in accordance with recent scientific data