Benefit of transesophageal echocardiography monitoring during cesarean section in a patient with complete atrioventricular canal defect

Benefit of transesophageal echocardiography monitoring during cesarean section in a patient with complete atrioventricular canal defect

Anesthesia is a challenge in patients with congenital heart disease, especially during pregnancy and surgical delivery. A 23-year-old with a 34-week gestation, primigravida with atrioventricular (AV) canal defect was scheduled for a cesarean section. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)...

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Main Authors: Amarpreet Gill, Dinesh Garg, Rajesh Chand Arya, Sunil Katyal, Gurpreet Gill, Sunil Juneja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Subjects:
Atrioventricular (AV) canal defect
cesarean section
general anesthesia
lower segment cesarean section (LSCS)
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Online Access:http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2016;volume=6;issue=1;spage=25;epage=27;aulast=Gill

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