Anesthesia for ex utero intrapartum treatment: renewed insight on a rare procedure

The ex utero intrapartum treatment is a rare surgical procedure performed in cases of expected postpartum fetal airway obstruction. The technique lies on a safe establishment of a patent airway during labor in anticipation of a critical respiratory event, without interrupting maternal–fetal circulat...

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Main Authors: Miguel Vieira Marques, João Carneiro, Marta Adriano, Filipa Lança
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413002534