Anaesthetic management of emergency Caesarean section followed by pulmonary embolectomy

This report discusses the anaesthetic management of a patient undergoing emergency Caesarean section followed by an open pulmonary embolectomy with cardiopulmonary bypass. This case was complicated by the major physiological alterations associated with pregnancy and delivery, massive blood loss, car...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Canadian journal of anesthesia Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 689 - 692
Main Authors:	SPLINTER, W. M, DWANE, P. D, WIGLE, R. D, MCGRATH, M. J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto, ON Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society 01-11-1989
Subjects:	Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics Adult Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on type of surgery Anesthesia, Obstetrical - methods Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cesarean Section Emergencies Female Humans Medical sciences Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - surgery Pulmonary Embolism - surgery Human Cardiopulmonary bypass Pulmonary embolism Case study Surgery General anesthesia Cardiovascular disease Emergency Woman Cesarean section Surgical pulmonary embolectomy
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	This report discusses the anaesthetic management of a patient undergoing emergency Caesarean section followed by an open pulmonary embolectomy with cardiopulmonary bypass. This case was complicated by the major physiological alterations associated with pregnancy and delivery, massive blood loss, cardiac dysrhythmias, hypotension, and cardiac arrest. Both patients, mother and child, made a full recovery.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0832-610X 1496-8975
DOI:	10.1007/BF03005422