Anaesthetic management of a COVID-19 parturient for caesarean section - Case report and lessons learnt

Anaesthetic management of a COVID-19 parturient for caesarean section - Case report and lessons learnt

The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the world has severely strained health care resources (equipment and personnel) forcing us to rethink strategies to provide obstetric care while judiciously using resources. We describe the anaesthetic management of a mildly symptomat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of anaesthesia 2020-05, Vol.64 (14), p.141-143
Hauptverfasser: Chhabra, Anjolie, Rao, Tangirala, Kumar, Mritunjay, Singh, Yudhyavir, Subramaniam, Rajeshwari
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
anesthesia
Bupivacaine
Case Report
Cesarean section
coronavirus 2
COVID-19
obstetrical
Obstetrics
pandemic
Patient care
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Virus diseases
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Zusammenfassung:The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the world has severely strained health care resources (equipment and personnel) forcing us to rethink strategies to provide obstetric care while judiciously using resources. We describe the anaesthetic management of a mildly symptomatic, COVID-19 positive, 28-year-old second gravida with term pregnancy who was taken up for an elective caesarean section under subarachnoid block in a standalone maternity facility. Challenges encountered and modifications of standard procedures so as to optimize patient care and minimize exposure of health care professionals are also discussed.
ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/ija.IJA_509_20