Debatable issues of anesthesiological provision of fetal surgery

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of literature data on the issues of anesthesia in fetal surgery for various interventions on the fetus. Publications containing detailed information on maternal and fetal anesthesia, published in the EMBASE, MedLine, PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus databases for the period 2012–2022 were analyzed. Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, observational studies, and case series were reviewed, supplemented by a review of the literature lists in relevant publications. Our review of scientific publications showed the lack of standardized approaches when choosing anesthesia for each type of fetal intervention.

Keywords

• minimally invasive fetal surgery
• fetal anesthesia
• maternal and fetal anesthesia
• fetal pain sensitivity
• anesthesia for fetal surgery