A Case of an Anesthesia for an Emergency Cesarean Section in a Patient with an Aortic Dissection.
10.4097/kjae.2002.43.4.511
- Author:
Young Hoon JEON
1
;
Su Hyun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kyung Pook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. tohoonn@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic dissection;
cesarean section;
general anesthesia;
pregnancy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, General;
Cesarean Section*;
Emergencies*;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Intubation;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third;
Preoperative Care;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2002;43(4):511-514
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of a cesarean section of a 32-year-old female with an thoracic aortic dissection under general anesthesia. An aortic dissection in pregnancy is rare but a potentially catastrophic occurrence. There is a poor prognosis if an aortic dissection occurs in pregnancy in the third trimester. The importance in anesthetic management of these patients should prevent any hypertension in response to intubation and surgery with appropriate preoperative care and monitoring.
