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ANAESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND PERIPARTUM MANAGEMENT IN WOMEN WITH PRE-EXISTING CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2007

NICOLE A RICHARDS
Affiliation:
Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
STEVEN M YENTIS
Affiliation:
Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.

Extract

Cardiac and respiratory systems undergo significant changes in pregnancy and the puerperium, and the course of disease of these two systems in pregnancy can be difficult to predict and manage. Good assessment and planning is essential for the general management of patients with cardiorespiratory disease and will directly impact on the anaesthetic services they require and receive.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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