• Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2013

    Anesthesia management for open fetal intrauterine surgery.

    • J Liu, Y Ye, Z Dong, Y Liu, R Ni, and L Zheng.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Foshan Children and Maternal Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. jipingliu@126.com
    • Clin Exp Obstet Gyn. 2013 Jan 1; 40 (3): 403-6.

    ObjectiveOpen fetal surgery is usually performed during the second trimester in a fetus suffering from severe congenital diseases, thus enabling the pregnancy to continue until delivery.Materials And MethodsThe key of this treatment is to promote uterine relaxation enough to maintain both maternal and fetal circulation stable and once surgery is completed, to offer a perfect analgesic to avoid the contractions due to pain, and finally to reduce preterm delivery.ResultsSuccessful anesthesia is fundamental to this surgery.ConclusionThe authors have performed three cases under inhalation anesthesia combined with successful epidural anesthesia.

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