The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Apr 2020
Case ReportsCardiac arrest in the delivery room after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: a case report and review of literature.
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is a rare event due to different cause. When it occurs after spinal anesthesia a cause that can explain this event is the Bezold-Jarish Reflex (BJR). ⋯ During this event perimortem caesarean delivery (PMCD) is the rapid surgical way that can improve maternal and fetal outcomes. In this situation, it is very important to have a multidisciplinary team of midwives, obstetricians, anesthetists, neonatologists, intensivists that is able to perform perimortem caesarean delivery according to the guidelines.