Is spinal anaesthesia safe in pre-eclamptic toxaemia patients?
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-97299
ABSTRACT
Thirty-three patients of pre-eclamptic toxaemia underwent caesarean section (CS) under general anaesthesia (n = 16) and spinal anaesthesia (n = 17). The Apgar score at 1, 5 and 10 minutes of the babies following spinal anaesthesia (SA) were only marginally better than that of general anaesthesia (GA; P > 0.05). The incidence of complication following GA (68.8%) were significantly (P < 0.05) more than that of SA (47.1%). Commonest complications following GA were intra-operative hypertension (68.8%) followed by difficult intubation (25%), pulmonary oedema (12.8%), delayed recovery (12.8%) and mortality (4.3%). While following SA complications were intra-operative hypotension (47.1%), difficult SA (29.4%) and intra-operative vomiting (5.9%). The nature of complications following GA were more serious which may even lead to mortality (4.3%), whereas following SA it was less serious and easily manageable. Hence SA is not as unsafe as it is thought.
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Assunto principal:
Índice de Apgar
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Pré-Eclâmpsia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
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Cesárea
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos
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Complicações Intraoperatórias
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Anestesia Geral
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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