Korean J Anesthesiol.  2014 May;66(5):392-397. 10.4097/kjae.2014.66.5.392.

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

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. woonoh@eulji.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; General anesthesia; Peripartum cardiomyopathy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General
Cardiomyopathies*
Cesarean Section*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Female
Heart Arrest
Hemodynamics
Humans
Mortality
Peripartum Period*
Pregnancy
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