Anesthetic management of intracranial hemorrhage from huge arteriovenous malformations in late pregnancy--a case report.
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.
Lao
Hsuan-Chih
HC
Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hseu
Shu-Shya
SS
Huang
Yu-Yin
YY
Yu
Ya-Sheng
YS
Tsai
Shen-Kou
SK
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