title: Anaesthesia for non obstetric surgery in pregnant patients.
abstract: Female sex constitutes a great part of population and most women are young in childbearing age and expected to be submitted to emergency or urgent obstetric surgery following traumas or diseases which require immediate treatment. Anesthetic considerations for non obstetric surgery during pregnancy include concern for the safety of 2 patients, the mother and fetus, which will be discussed together with the prevention of preterm labor.
authors.affiliation: Obstetric anaesthesiology, Maternity Hospital, Asl 19, Asti, Italy. e.fanzago@tin.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fanzago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013723:Teratogens
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D013723:Teratogens