Anaesthetic management of a pregnant patient for aortic valve replacement.
Cardiac disease can be encountered during pregnancy with the frequency being 1% to 2% of all pregnant women. Because of the high foetal and relative maternal mortality during surgery, medical management is the first line of treatment. Nevertheless, when medical treatment fails, cardiac surgery becomes necessary. We present the anaesthetic management of a case of Aortic valve disease in a pregnant woman undergoing surgery.
Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Khalid M
KM
Siddiqui
Fazal H
FH
Khan
D000328:Adult; D000777:Anesthetics; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018743:Perinatal Care; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011247:Pregnancy
D000777:Anesthetics