Aortocaval compression resulting in sudden loss of consciousness and severe bradycardia and hypotension during cesarean section in a patient with subvalvular aortic stenosis

Aortocaval compression resulting in sudden loss of consciousness and severe bradycardia and hypotension during cesarean section in a patient with subvalvular aortic stenosis

Abstract Background Maternal cardiac arrest during cesarean section (CS) is an extremely rare but devastating complication. Preventing emergency events from developing into maternal cardiac arrest is one of the most challenging clinical scenarios. Case presentation A 35-year-old pregnant woman with...

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Main Authors: Shouming Chen, Lan Wu, Xiaoqin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Subvalvular aortic stenosis
Pregnancy
Cesarean section
Hypotension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0791-x

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