title: Anesthetic management of a simultaneous emergency craniotomy and cesarean delivery.
abstract: Fetal heart tone monitoring is a frequently used tool during nonobstetric maternal surgery to evaluate the immediate well-being of a fetus. We present a case of a parturient requiring an emergency craniotomy, during which fetal heart tone monitoring demonstrated fetal distress patterns. A simultaneous emergency craniotomy and emergency cesarean delivery proceeded with favorable outcomes for both mother and infant. We present several issues associated with managing an emergent and concurrent maternal-fetal procedure.
authors.affiliation: District Medical Group, Phoenix, AZ, USA. blairewjones@gmail.com
authors.forename: Blaire
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Sanford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003399:Craniotomy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D011247:Pregnancy