Obstetric anaesthesia during spontaneous delivery and caesarean section, as well as general and anaesthesiological influences on the course of delivery, haemodynamics, and peripartum complications

Obstetric anaesthesia during spontaneous delivery and caesarean section, as well as general and anaesthesiological influences on the course of delivery, haemodynamics, and peripartum complications - PDA-AUX (Peripartum Database of Anaesthesia at Augsburg University Hospital)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037833

Enrollment

20000

Registered

2025-09-16

Start date

2024-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

25 years of anaesthesiological involvement in births at a university hospital

Interventions

Group 1: Women giving birth at Augsburg (University) Hospital 2000-2024 Retrospective collection of data from anaesthesia protocols for caesarean sections and insertion of epidural catheter from 2000-

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Giving birth at Augsburg University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
I. Occurrence of post-dural-puncture headache (Which factors are associated with post-dural puncture headache following obstetric neuroaxial anaesthesia procedures?) II. Failure, difficult placement, and complications of an epidural catheter (How is an increased body mass index associated with the course of labor and the implementation, effect, and complications of obstetric anaesthesia procedures in women giving birth?) III. Performance of a secondary cesarean section (Which aspects are associated with the rate of secondary caesarean sections?) IV. Administration of a vasopressor (What factors are associated with hemodynamic changes during a cesarean section under spinal, epidural, or general anaesthesia?) Objective: The PDA-AUX study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of anaesthesia procedures and their associated complications in obstetrics, considering patient-specific characteristics over an extended period. The collected data will be analyzed anonymously, and the incidence of complications, as well as the prevalence of anaesthesiological and patient-specific characteristics and risk factors, will be evaluated, focusing on the outlined questions. The PDA-AUX study offers longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses with a sample size of nearly 50,000 women. Despite the limitations of a retrospective, single-center evaluation, we hope to provide insights and evidence that confirm previously published findings and generate hypotheses for future research in obstetric anaesthesia.	—

Measure

Time frame

I. Occurrence of post-dural-puncture headache (Which factors are associated with post-dural puncture headache following obstetric neuroaxial anaesthesia procedures?) II. Failure, difficult placement, and complications of an epidural catheter (How is an increased body mass index associated with the course of labor and the implementation, effect, and complications of obstetric anaesthesia procedures in women giving birth?) III. Performance of a secondary cesarean section (Which aspects are associated with the rate of secondary caesarean sections?) IV. Administration of a vasopressor (What factors are associated with hemodynamic changes during a cesarean section under spinal, epidural, or general anaesthesia?) Objective: The PDA-AUX study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of anaesthesia procedures and their associated complications in obstetrics, considering patient-specific characteristics over an extended period. The collected data will be analyzed anonymously, and the incidence of complications, as well as the prevalence of anaesthesiological and patient-specific characteristics and risk factors, will be evaluated, focusing on the outlined questions. The PDA-AUX study offers longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses with a sample size of nearly 50,000 women. Despite the limitations of a retrospective, single-center evaluation, we hope to provide insights and evidence that confirm previously published findings and generate hypotheses for future research in obstetric anaesthesia.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Trends in birth rates and types of delivery Trends in anaesthesia techniques used for caesarean sections Demographic aspects	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThomas Krönauer

Universitätsklinikum Augsburg

thomas.kroenauer@uk-augsburg.de0821 400 161772

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026