Aspiration in caesarean section successfully treated with high continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
A case of aspiration pneumonitis during Caesarean section is described. The patient was treated with high-level continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) resulting in marked improvement and discharge from the Intensive Care Unit 44 hours after the aspiration had occurred.
D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011247:Pregnancy
D002248:Carbon Monoxide