Case Report : Anesthetic experience using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cesarean section in the patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy -a case report

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that is associated with significant mortality. It can cause a cardiac arrest during cesarean section even though the patient does not have any previous symptom and sign. The most important thing of anesthesia in this patient is an optimizati...

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Published inKorean journal of anesthesiology Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 392 - 397
Main Authors 우성창, Seong Chang Woo, 김한영, Han Young Kim, 전형준, Hyung Joon Jeon, 윤지현, Ji Hyun Yun, 이종혁, Jong Hyuk Lee, 이강근, Gang Geon Lee
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한마취통증의학회(구 대한마취과학회) 30.05.2014
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
General anesthesia
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
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Summary:Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that is associated with significant mortality. It can cause a cardiac arrest during cesarean section even though the patient does not have any previous symptom and sign. The most important thing of anesthesia in this patient is an optimization of hemodynamic and respiratory status. We report the successful general anesthesia using of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cesarean section in a 34-year-old woman with fulminant peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
ISSN:2005-6419
2005-7563