Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
Open Access
ISSN: 1948-5964
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 1948-5964
+44 1300 500008
Department of Anesthesia, College of Medical Technology, Medical Teaching Institution, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, Pakistan
Review Article
Anaesthetic Management for Emergent Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Recent Diagnosis of COVID-19
Author(s): Muhammad Tayyeb, Muhammad Owais, Muhammad Abbas, Waleed Ahmad, Syed Arshad Ullah, Ayub Jadoon and Hidayat Khan*
To-date humans suffered from a different pandemic disease which causes great loss. At the end of 2019, a few cases
of high contagious flu were reported in the Wuhan, China. The death ratio is very high. Some common high-risk
patients are cardiovascular disease patients, cancer patients, pregnant women, and foetuses. Ultra-Care is necessary
for those pregnant women who are admitted for caesarean section surgery. Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and
Perinatology revealed that in elective caesarean surgery the pregnant women should be a screen for the symptoms of
COVID-19 before the procedure. During surgery along with other management, anaesthetic drugs are a key priority
element. Among pregnant women, the safest anesthesia for caesarean with COVID-19 is Combine Spinal Epidural
Anesthesia (CSEA). In emergency, caesarean surgery of COVID-19 patient general anesthesia .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1948-5964.21.13.206