Open AccessAnesthetic management of a case of severe pre-eclampsia with antepartum hemorrhage with pulmonary edema for caesarean section
Author(s) -
Sharmila Borkar,
Deepa Barad,
Sidhesh Bharne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.108337
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , pulmonary edema , eclampsia , complication , anesthesia , pregnancy , edema , pulmonary oedema , obstetrics , surgery , lung , genetics , biology
Pulmonary edema is a rare complication of pre-eclampsia. We report a case of severe pre-eclampsia with abruptio placentae with intra-uterine fetal demise, complicated by pulmonary edema, managed under general anesthesia for caesarean section.