Gender of Anesthesiologist and Time to Labor Epidural

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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The Influence of the Anesthesiologists' Gender on Time Delay for Labor Epidural Anesthesia

Conditions
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Labor Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Epidural anesthesia


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Registered maternal request of epidural/spinal anesthesia anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: Not possible to determine gender by first name or by personal knowledge at participating 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 one anesthesiologist involved in documentation or application) None/ambiguous documentation of time-points
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Male anesthesiologist<br>The anesthesiologist gender defined by first name | Procedure: Epidural anesthesia<br>* Regional anesthesia for labor pain<br>|
| Female anesthesiologist<br>The anesthesiologist gender defined by first name | Procedure: Epidural anesthesia<br>* Regional anesthesia for labor pain<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time from request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist arrival to labor department | The waiting time from midwife request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist arrival | 1minute -24 hours | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time from request to application of epidural anesthesia | The waiting time from midwife request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist application of epidural anesthesia | 1minute-24 hours | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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labor pain, epidural anesthesia, time delay