• Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2016

    Case Reports

    Cardiac arrest during a twin birth caesarean delivery.

    • F R Pampín-Huerta, D Moreira-Gómez, M L Lozano-Requelme, F Molina-Nieto, L Fontán-García-Boente, and M Moreira-Pacheco.
    • Unidad de Reanimación y Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital HM Modelo, A Coruña, España. Electronic address: franpampin@yahoo.es.
    • Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2016 Apr 1; 63 (4): 235-9.

    AbstractThe case of a 35 year-old pregnant woman with a right ovarian vein thrombosis complicated with a floating thrombus in the inferior vena cava reaching the right atrium, is presented. The patient had a cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary embolism during a twin-birth caesarean delivery. Discussion includes the pathophysiology of this condition and management options in a cardiac arrest secondary to this aetiology, recovered with stable blood pressure, highlighting the role of thrombolytic therapy in the Postoperative Care Unit in this situation.Copyright © 2015 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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