Anesthetic management of a parturient with varicella presenting for cesarean delivery

Highlights • Maternal morbidity with active varicella is highest during the third trimester. • There is a high risk of pneumonia in women with varicella. • Anesthetic technique in a parturient with active varicella is controversial. • Neuraxial block may introduce the virus into the central nervous...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of obstetric anesthesia 2016-12, Vol.28, p.92-94
Hauptverfasser:	Janardhan, A.L, Gupta, N, Prakash, S, Gogna, R. Lal
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anesthesia Anesthesia & Perioperative Care Anesthesia, Obstetrical - methods Anesthesia, Spinal - methods Cesarean delivery Cesarean Section Chickenpox - complications Chickenpox - physiopathology Complications Female Humans Neurological Obstetrics and Gynecology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - physiopathology Spinal anesthesia Varicella
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Maternal morbidity with active varicella is highest during the third trimester. • There is a high risk of pneumonia in women with varicella. • Anesthetic technique in a parturient with active varicella is controversial. • Neuraxial block may introduce the virus into the central nervous system. • Occupational transmission to medical personnel should be prevented.
ISSN:	0959-289X 1532-3374
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijoa.2016.06.002