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Anesthetic considerations for parturients with primary pulmonary hypertension: review of the literature and clinical presentation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-289X(96)80072-0
Anesthetic considerations for parturients with primary pulmonary hypertension: review of the literature and clinical presentation
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      Abstract

      Primary pulmonary hypertension, though uncommon, is found relatively frequently in women of childbearing age and carries a high peripartum mortality. We present a patient with severe primary pulmonary hypertension who underwent two cesarean sections 3 and 6 years after the diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension was made. Epidural anesthesia was provided on both occasions and resulted in a good maternal and fetal outcome. We have reviewed the literature as it relates to the choice of anesthetic technique and maternal outcome in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension.
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