Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 1989
Case Reports[Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome].
A case of a 21 year old pregnant patient with a Eisenmenger's syndrome is reported. She was in her 38th weeks of pregnancy and submitted to a cesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. In spite of a FiO2 1 administered through a nonrebreathing mask, she presented refractory hypoxemia. ⋯ Eisenmenger's syndrome during pregnancy is reviewed. Maternal mortality rate is higher in cesarean section (75%) when compared with vaginal delivery. We conclude that epidural anaesthesia can be an useful technique for these patients under a careful hemodynamic management and a proper dose of local anaesthetics.