Key result
Perimortem caesarean delivery is a rapid surgical intervention that can improve maternal and fetal outcomes following cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia in pregnant women.
Case Report (n=1)
Rapid perimortem cesarean delivery by a multidisciplinary team is crucial for improving maternal and fetal outcomes during cardiac arrest in pregnancy.
Draft the Implication (Iterative Process):**.
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is a rare event due to different cause. When it occurs after spinal anesthesia a cause that can explain this event is the Bezold-Jarish Reflex (BJR). A cardiac arrest occurs in a pregnant women after spinal anesthesia admistered for urgent caesarean section. During this event perimortem caesarean delivery (PMCD) is the rapid surgical way that can improve maternal and fetal outcomes. In this situation, it is very important to have a multidisciplinary team of midwives, obstetricians, anesthetists, neonatologists, intensivists that is able to perform perimortem caesarean delivery according to the guidelines.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Comito et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section (n=1). Perimortem caesarean delivery was evaluated. Perimortem caesarean delivery is a rapid surgical intervention that can improve maternal and fetal outcomes following cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia in pregnant women.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: