Sodium nitroprusside for aneurysm surgery in pregnancy. Report of a case.
A 25-year-old woman in the 7th month of pregnancy was operated upon for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Sodium nitroprusside was used to achieve effective controlled hypotension. Signs of foetal distress were transient. Subsequent delivery was spontaneous and uneventful. Development of the child at 2 yr was satisfactory. The various physiological aspects and the action of nitroprusside on both mother and foetus are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D005292:Ferricyanides; D006801:Humans; D007023:Hypotension, Controlled; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D009599:Nitroprusside; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
D005292:Ferricyanides; D009599:Nitroprusside