1.
Int J Obstet Anesth
; 16(1): 68-73, 2007 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17125992
RESUMO
We present the clinical details of four women with cardiomyopathy who required caesarean section. Two women had peripartum cardiomyopathy and two had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, one of whom has had two caesarean sections. Those with peripartum cardiomyopathy were more compromised than those with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Co-operation between obstetric and cardiac anaesthetists ensured optimum experience was available. An incremental combined spinal-epidural technique with invasive monitoring was used for three women and one received general anaesthesia. The risks and benefits of different anaesthetic techniques are discussed.
Assuntos
Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/terapia , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/terapia , Cesárea , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/terapia , Adulto , Anestesia Obstétrica/métodos , Anestesiologia , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/fisiopatologia , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Comunicação Interdisciplinar , Obstetrícia , Gravidez , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/diagnóstico por imagem , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Risco , Tromboembolia/prevenção & controle , Ultrassonografia , Reino Unido
2.
Anaesthesia
; 60(8): 820-1, 2005 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16029236