Anesthetic considerations for parturients with primary pulmonary hypertension: review of the literature and clinical presentation

Autor: S.B Bhatt, J.J Kryc, M.J Khan
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 5:36-42
ISSN: 0959-289X
Popis: Primary pulmonary hypertension, though uncommon, is found relatively frequently in women of childbearing age and carries a high peripartum mortality. We present a patient with severe primary pulmonary hypertension who underwent two cesarean sections 3 and 6 years after the diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension was made. Epidural anesthesia was provided on both occasions and resulted in a good maternal and fetal outcome. We have reviewed the literature as it relates to the choice of anesthetic technique and maternal outcome in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension.
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