Open AccessRigid bronchoscopy in parturient: A balancing act
Author(s) -
Mamta Dubey,
Amit Mittal,
Nitesh Goel,
Jitendra Kumar Dubey
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critical care/journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critial care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9539
pISSN - 2249-4472
DOI - 10.4103/joacc.joacc_7_17
Subject(s) - medicine , flexible bronchoscopy , rigid bronchoscopy , bronchoscopy , surgery
We report a case of bronchial tumour excision in a pregnant female using a combination of rigid and flexible bronchoscope under general anaesthesia. This case report highlights the anaesthetic considerations regarding airway management of the parturient during rigid bronchoscopy and measures for preservation of utero-placental perfusion. Foetal heart rate monitoring using portable ultrasonography as a point-of-care device has been emphasised