Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Department of Anesthesia, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Case Report
Perioperative Anesthesia Management for a Laboring Mother with COVID-19 Infection for Low Segment Transverse Uterine Incision Cesarean Section: Case Report
Author(s): Tajera Tageza Ilala*, Fentaw Belay Muhammed, Dugo Angasa Daba, Gudeta Teku Ayano and Megersa Kelbesa Olika
Recently, the need for cesarean section is enormously increasing and increasing, addressing the concern of anesthesia for cesarean section in a similar manner. Physiologic changes during pregnancy such as increased cardiac out, heart rate, and oxygen consumption, decreased lung compliance and capacity, a shift away from cell-mediated immunity, and increased risk of thromboembolic disease reduce maternal compensation during stress and certain pathological conditions like infections. Importantly, the provision of anesthesia for a pregnant mother is perceived as a challenging situation, because of the attending physiological, anatomical, and pharmacological changes of pregnancy. This culminates in the modification and dosage adjustment for certain medications specially sedative-hypnotics and delivery as well as management of anesthetic techniques, in the pace of optimizing and ensuring m.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6148.22.13.1081