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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 in:Korean journal of anesthesiology 2014-05, Vol.66 (5), p.392
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
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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.
ISSN:2005-6419