title: Maternal anesthesia for fetal surgery.
abstract: This article describes the anesthetic management of pregnant women undergoing fetal surgery. Discussion includes general principles common to all fetal surgeries as well as specifics pertaining to open fetal surgery, minimally invasive fetal surgery, and ex utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT) procedures.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. sviggum.hans@mayo.edu
authors: Hans P
authors: HP
authors: Sviggum
authors: Bhavani Shankar
authors: BS
authors: Kodali
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D046128:Fetal Therapies / Q000379:methods; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: EXIT procedure; Fetal anesthesia; Fetal surgery; Obstetric anesthesia