Anesthetic considerations for a parturient with pulmonary hypertension

Anesthetic considerations for a parturient with pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as persistent rise in mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mmHg or more with pulmonary occlusion pressure <15 mmHg. Most of the symptoms encountered in pulmonary hypertension overlap with that of normal pregnancy such as shortness of breath, weakness, fatigue, ch...

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Main Authors: Bhavna Gupta, Kamna Kakkar, Lalit Gupta, Anish Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
Subjects:
Anesthesia
parturient female
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=0973-0311;year=2017;volume=18;issue=2;spage=39;epage=45;aulast=Gupta

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