| Literature DB >> 17175437 |
A Ioscovich1, A Briskin, A Fadeev, S Grisaru-Granovsky, S Halpern.
Abstract
Management of parturients with a history of Fontan procedure requires careful monitoring of cardiovascular parameters and anticipation of potential complications. We describe potential pitfalls in a parturient with atriopulmonary Fontan circulation, who received epidural analgesia for labor and who later required emergency cesarean section. Low-dose local anesthetic in combination with meperidine provided excellent perioperative epidural analgesia and cardiovascular stability. Epidural analgesia during labor offered optimal pain relief and facilitated conversion to surgical anesthesia for an emergency cesarean section.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17175437 DOI： 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.05.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Anesth ISSN： 0952-8180 Impact factor: 9.452