Open AccessAnaesthetic management of a patient with isolated pulmonary stenosis posted for caesarean section
Author(s) -
CS Sanikop,
Vijay Umarani,
G S Ashwini
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.93348
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , pregnancy , stenosis , general anaesthesia , hemodynamics , elective caesarean section , heart disease , anesthesia , surgery , obstetrics , cardiology , genetics , biology
Cardio circulatory changes associated with pregnancy result in a significant haemodynamic burden and lead to morbidity and even mortality in women with cardiac disease. We report a rare case of severe pulmonary stenosis who underwent elective caesarean section under general anaesthesia with satisfactory maternal and neonatal outcome.