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Emergency caesarean section and anaesthesia management were described in a rare case of a pregnant patient at 31 weeks gestation with decompensated critical congenital aortic stenosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the multidisciplinary and anaesthetic challenges in managing emergency caesarean section for pregnant patients with critical congenital aortic stenosis.
Case report illustrates anaesthetic challenges in rare decompensated congenital aortic stenosis at 31 weeks; hypothesis-generating and leaves optimal strategies open.
Increasing numbers of congenital heart disease patients are now surviving to child bearing age. This complex patient cohort present a great challenge to the obstetric anaesthetist and multidisciplinary teams. This report describes a rare case of a patient undergoing emergency caesarean section at 31 weeks gestation due to decompensated critical congenital aortic stenosis. The physiological effects of pregnancy in patients with aortic stenosis are discussed along with principles of managing anaesthesia for caesarean section in the presence of this cardiac lesion.
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AndrewC Leatherbarrow (2018) conducted a case report in Decompensated critical congenital aortic stenosis (n=1). Emergency caesarean section and anaesthesia management was evaluated. Emergency caesarean section and anaesthesia management were described in a rare case of a pregnant patient at 31 weeks gestation with decompensated critical congenital aortic stenosis.
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