title: Anesthetic management of intracranial hemorrhage from huge arteriovenous malformations in late pregnancy--a case report.
abstract: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) from an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in pregnancy is quite rare and could lead to exceedingly high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. We report a 26-year-old woman at 36 weeks' gestation who sustained ICH due to two huge AVMs. For preventing from progressive increased intracranial pressure (IICP), Cesarean section under general anesthesia was performed successfully. Herein, we also discuss the anesthetic management after reviewing the related current literatures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Chih
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lao
authors.forename: Shu-Shya
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hseu
authors.forename: Yu-Yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ya-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shen-Kou
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular