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Caesarean section following a recent retinal haemorrhage
Author(s) -
Chidley K. E.,
Law R.,
Vanner R. G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00394.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , blindness , retinal , pregnancy , elective caesarean section , anesthesia , section (typography) , obstetrics , ophthalmology , optometry , genetics , biology , advertising , business
We report a case of a 32‐year‐old woman who developed an antenatal Valsalva‐induced retinal haemorrhage causing unilateral blindness 38 weeks into her pregnancy. Delivery was achieved by elective Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. The influence of anaesthetic technique on a recent retinal haemorrhage is discussed.