Why the study?
How can aortic dissection be safely managed in a patient at 37 weeks of pregnancy?
Population
19-year-old woman with aortic dissection during the 37th week of pregnancy (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Staged caesarean then delayed aortic repair may be feasible in late-pregnancy dissection; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before broader use.
How can aortic dissection be safely managed in a patient at 37 weeks of pregnancy?
Staged management of aortic dissection in late pregnancy with immediate caesarean delivery followed by delayed aortic root replacement can prevent catastrophic placental hemorrhage associated with cardiopulmonary bypass anticoagulation.
Pumphrey et al. (1986) studied this question.
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