title: The use of sevoflurane anesthesia during early pregnancy.
abstract: Sevoflurane has favorable pharmacodynamic properties such as a rapid, smooth induction and emergence from anesthesia. However, there is only one report of sevoflurane anesthesia during early pregnancy. We report the use of sevoflurane for maintenance of general anesthesia in a pregnant patient undergoing non-obstetric surgery. A 25-year-old, female patient, at 13 weeks gestation, was diagnosed as having a strangulated ileus. General anesthesia was performed and maintained with oxygen, nitrous oxide, and sevoflurane. Six months later a healthy infant without abnormalities was delivered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. kanazawa@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinefuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D000077149:Sevoflurane
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane