Combined epidural anesthesia and ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block for wound revision in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy -A case report-

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare complication that occurs between the late stage of pregnancy and six months after delivery. PPCM presents as symptoms of left ventricular dysfunction and it can be fatal unless treated promptly. Furthermore, anesthesia and surgery in such patients is a larg...

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Main Authors: Tai Kyung Gong, Seong Su Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-353.pdf