Caesarean section in undiagnosed Eisenmenger's syndrome. Report of a patient with a fatal outcome.
An obstetric patient is described in whom the first sign of cardiac disease was unexplained hypoxaemia during emergency anaesthesia for antepartum haemorrhage, with an eventual fatal outcome. The case highlights the importance of patient information at the booking clinic, and the implications of a raised haemaglobin in early pregnancy.
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Department of Anaesthetics, King's College Hospital, London.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D006454:Hemoglobins