Sodium nitroprusside for aneurysm surgery in pregnancy. Report of a case

Donchin, Y.; Amirav, B.; Sahar, A.; Yarkoni, S.

British Journal of Anaesthesia 50(8): 849-851

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0007-0912
PMID: 678375
Document Number: 125367
A 25-year-old woman in the 7th month of pregnancy was operated upon for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Sodium nitroprusside was used to achieve effective controlled hypotension. Signs of foetal distress were transient. Subsequent delivery was spontaneous and uneventful. Development of the child at 2 yr was satisfactory. The various physiological aspects and the action of nitroprusside on both mother and foetus are discussed.

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