Successful epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a parturient with severe aortic stenosis and a recent history of pulmonary edema--a case report.
We report a 24-year-old 36-week gestation parturient with severe aortic stenosis who developed pulmonary edema during amniocentesis and subsequently underwent a successful cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. Anesthetic management and some pertinent points are discussed.
Department of Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, CA 90095-1778, USA. vxia@mednet.ucla.edu
Victor W
VW
Xia
Aram K
AK
Messerlian
Joseph
J
Mackley
Selma H
SH
Calmes
Rima
R
Matevosian
D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications*
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents