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Int J Obstet Anesth
; 19(4): 438-40, 2010 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20702082
ABSTRACT
We present the successful use of perioperative non-invasive mechanical ventilation in a morbidly obese pregnant woman with bronchial asthma, severe preeclampsia and pulmonary edema undergoing an emergency cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. The combination of non-invasive mechanical ventilation with neuraxial anesthesia may be of value in selected parturients with acute or chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring surgery.